Where does “aubaine” come from?
aubaine (English) comes from French aubaine, from French aubain, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
aubaine (English): The inheritance of goods from a foreigner who...
Definitions
- The inheritance of goods from a foreigner who...
Ancestry of “aubaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | aubaine | the inheritance of goods belonging to a foreigner... |
| 2 | French | aubain | A foreigner who was not naturalised, and who had... |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |