chlōrós

chlōrós agr. χλωρός grüngelb

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Related to χλοερός (khloerós, “verdant”) and χλόη (khlóē, “the green of new growth”).

Adjective

χλωρός • (khlōrós) m (feminine χλωρᾱ́, neuter χλωρόν); first/second declension

1. greenish-yellow, pale green (color/colour)
2. (in general) pale, pallid [ quotations ▼]
3. fresh, verdant, unripe, blooming
4. youthful