Where does “minialbum” come from?
minialbum (English) comes from English album, from Latin album, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
minialbum (English): A small or short album
Definitions
- A small or short album
Ancestry of “minialbum”, step by step
minialbum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English album
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | album | A book specially designed to keep photographs,... |
| 2 | Latin | album | inflection of albus: ## accusative masculine... |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via English Mini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mini | A model of compact car, originally built by BMC... |
| 2 | Italian | mini | miniskirt; second-person singular present... |
via Spanish álbum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | álbum | album |