Where does “blanco” come from?

blanco (Dutch) comes from Italian bianco, from 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.

blanco (Dutch): blank; unwritten or not filled with printing, painting or other marks

Definitions

  1. blank; unwritten or not filled with printing, painting or other marks

Ancestry of “blanco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbiancowhite; blank; linen
2Latinblancuswhite
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 “blanco”

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