Where does “aubade” come from?

aubade (English) comes from French aubade, from Old French albade, from Old Spanish albada, from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

aubade (English): A song or poem greeting or evoking the dawn; A...

Definitions

  1. A song or poem greeting or evoking the dawn; A...

Ancestry of “aubade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaubadeaubade (song; poem)
2Old Frenchalbadeaubade
3Old Spanishalbada—
4Vulgar Latinalba—
5LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
6Proto-Italicalβoswhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →