Etymograph

English

pelidnoma

Pelidnoma comes from Ancient Greek πελίδνωμα ‘dark spot’, from πελῐδνός ‘livid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘gray’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-‘gray’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelito-reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπελῐδνός‘livid’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπελίδνωμαpelídnōma‘dark spot’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpelidnoma
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-‘gray’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelito-reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπελῐδνός‘livid’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπελίδνωμαpelídnōma‘dark spot’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpelidnoma
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘gray’

film, simple, simply, felt, push, filter, powder, fold, complain, pulse, pillow, repeal, flaw, pollen, palate, palpable, palladium, compulsive, palatable, pall, expel, repel, wallow, propel, polemic, pelt, tuple, peloton, palatal, pollinate, muffle, apoplexy, pulver, palp, peplum, interpolate, pillion, 62 more

through Proto-Indo-European *pelito-

pale

Today it means

noun A circumscribed, elevated, livid patch on the skin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / pelidnoma

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