Where does “blanca” come from?

blanca (Catalan) comes from Catalan blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blanca (Catalan): feminine singular of blanc

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of blanc

Ancestry of “blanca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanblancwhite; target; blank
2Late Latinblancuswhite
3Frankishblankbright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,...
4Proto-Germanic*blank—
5Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “blanca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blank →
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