Etymology

pallor

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Today it means: Unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress. Full definition →

Middle English pallour ← Old French palor ← Latin pallor
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompallor
  2. Old French · derived frompalor“paleness, pallor”
  3. Middle English · inherited frompallour
  4. English todaypallor

From Middle English pallour, from Old French palor (“paleness, pallor”), from Latin pallor, from palleō (“to look pale, blanch”).

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