pal- root words — words with the pal- root

The root pal- comes from Latin pallidus, meaning pale. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including appall, appalled, appalling, appallingly, appalls, pale, paled, paler, pales, palest, paling. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pal- root

Explore words with pal- — words containing the pal- root and sharing its sense of "pale". Examples include appall, appalled, appalling, appallingly, appalls, pale, paled, paler, pales, palest, paling. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The pal- root means pale, from Latin pallidus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.