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Where does “leucogabbro” come from?

leucogabbro (English) comes from English gabbro, from Italian gabbro, from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

leucogabbro (English): A gabbro that is light in colour due to a high...

Definitions

  1. A gabbro that is light in colour due to a high...

Ancestry of “leucogabbro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgabbroOriginally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a...
2Italiangabbro—
3Latinglabersmooth; hairless
4Proto-Italicɣlaðrossmooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth
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