Where does “alphos” come from?

alphos (English) comes from Latin alphos, from Ancient Greek ἀλφός, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

alphos (English): Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis

Definitions

  1. Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis

Ancestry of “alphos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalphos—
2Ancient Greekἀλφόςa type of skin disease, typified by dull white...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλφός →Every word from Latin alphos →