Etymology

pallid-

Today it means: Pallidum (pale globe) in the basal ganglia of the brain. Full definition →

Latin pallidus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompallidus“pale yellow-green”
  2. English todaypallid-

From Latin pallidus (“pale yellow-green”).

Words from the same roots

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