Where does “albugo” come from?

albugo (English) comes from Latin albūgō, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albugo (English): A leucoma

Definitions

  1. A leucoma

Ancestry of “albugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbūgōalbugo, leucoma, a disease of the eye
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →
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