Where does “auburn” come from?

Auburn comes from Middle English aubourne and auborne, from Old French auborne, from Medieval Latin alburnus meaning whitish, from Latin albus meaning white, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos meaning white.

auburn (English): A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to...

Definitions

  1. A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to...

Ancestry of “auburn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaubourne—
2Old Frenchauborne—
3Medieval Latinalburnuswhitish
4LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “auburn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →