Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pallid-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: pal-lid-
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Pallidum (pale globe) in the basal ganglia of the brain.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pallidus

Inflected Forms

pallido- (alternative)

Questions

What does pallid- mean?: Pallidum (pale globe) in the basal ganglia of the brain.
Where does pallid- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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