Etymology of the French word pâle
the French word
pâlederived from the Latin word
pallidus (pale; pale, yellow-green)
derived from the Latin word
pallere (be, look pale; fade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Date
The earliest known usage of pâle in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
pâlichon,
pâlir,
pâlot,
pâlementDerivations in other languages
Romanian
palCognates
English
pale, Italian
pallido, Latin
pallidus
