Where does “albaïna” come from?

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

albaïna (Catalan): calm lack of wind

Definitions

  1. calm lack of wind

Ancestry of “albaïna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalbicina—
2Latinalbicōto make white, whiten
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →