pallor

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a pale color, paleness, wanness, pallor
  • (by extension) mustiness, moldiness, mildew
  • (by extension) dimness, faintness
  • (by extension) a disagreeable color or shape, unsightliness
  • (figuratively) alarm, terror

Etymology

Affix from Latin palleō (I am look pale, blanch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pel-

Gloss

dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

Emoji

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