Where does “albinism” come from?
Albinism derives from English albino and the suffix -ism, ultimately from Latin albus meaning white and Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos.
albinism (English): Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the...
Definitions
- Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the...
Ancestry of “albinism”, step by step
albinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English albino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | albino | Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the... |
| 2 | Portuguese | Albino | albinistic, albino |
| 3 | Latin | albinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |