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Where does “ablet” come from?

ablet (English) comes from French ablet, from Late Latin abula, from Latin albula, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

ablet (English): A small fresh-water fish ; the bleak

Definitions

  1. A small fresh-water fish ; the bleak

Ancestry of “ablet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchablet—
2Late Latinabula—
3Latinalbulanominative feminine singular of albulus;...
4LatinAlbus—
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “ablet”

  • ablen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →