Where does “albino” come from?
Albino comes from Portuguese albino, from Latin albus meaning white, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos with the same sense.
albino (English): Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the...
Definitions
- Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the...
Ancestry of “albino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Albino | — |
| 2 | Latin | albinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “albino”