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Where does “ἄλβος” come from?

ἄλβος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

ἄλβος (Ancient Greek): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “ἄλβος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbus—
2Proto-Italicalβoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →