πελιός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pel- (gray). Cognates include Ancient Greek πελιδνός (pelidnós) Sanskrit पलित (palitá), Latin pallidus and Old Armenian ալիք (alikʻ, wave, gray hair).

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Adjective

πελῐός (peliósm (feminine πελῐᾱ́, neuter πελῐόν); first/second declension

  1. black and blue, livid
  2. (generally) dark, dull

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