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
albino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Albino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Albino | albinistic, albino |
| 2 | Latin | albinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Spanish albino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | albino | albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin... |
| 2 | Spanish | albo | white |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
Words derived from “albino”