Tanım
•pale, wan, sallow (of a person) · dim, weak (of a light source)
Etimoloji
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χλομός (khlomós), from an unattested *φλομός (*phlomós) with dissimilation *φ- (*ph-) > χ- (kh-), from Ancient Greek φλόμος (phlómos, “mullein (plant)”), a plant known for its pale coloration and potentially poisonous seeds.