Where does “blanquinós” come from?
blanquinós (Catalan) comes from Catalan blanquí, 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.
blanquinós (Catalan): whitish
Definitions
- whitish
Ancestry of “blanquinós”, step by step
blanquinós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan blanquí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | blanquí | white |
| 2 | Catalan | blanc | white; target; blank |
| 3 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |