pallidulus

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [palˈlɪ.dʊ.ɫʊs]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [palˈliː.du.lus]^[1]

Forms

pallidulus (feminine pallidula, neuter pallidulum); first/second-declension adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is a diminutive of pallidus “pale”, with the suffix -ulus.^[2][3][1] ⟨pallidus⟩ is from palleō (“to be pale”).^[1] De Vaan derives ⟨palleō⟩ from Proto-Italic *palwo- (“pale, grey”).^[4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its earliest source is Catullus.^[5][3] Köbler dates Catullus 81/79–52/50 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant pale, wan, palish, somewhat pale, as in Catullus and Juvenal.^[2][3][6]

British Medieval Latin glossaries explain it as somewhat pale.^[7]

Timeline

• 81/79–52/50 BC – Catullus uses it.^[3][5]
• c. 67–c. 127 AD – Juvenal uses it.^[3][5]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Somewhat pale, wan.^[2][3]

Related words

• pallidus
• palleō

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c d e f Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
4. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
5. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
7. ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press