Where does “Torralba” come from?
Torralba (Catalan) comes from Catalan alba, from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
Ancestry of “Torralba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | alba | dawn; the white tunic worn by priests |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | alba | — |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |