Where does “alba” come from?

alba (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

alba (Catalan): dawn; the white tunic worn by priests

Definitions

  1. dawn; the white tunic worn by priests

Ancestry of “alba”, step by step

alba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin alba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalba—
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Latin Alba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbaThe name of a mythical pre-Roman king, Alba Silvius

Words derived from “alba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →