Where does “arbèpin” come from?

arbèpin (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin alba spīna, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

arbèpin (Franco-Provençal): hawthorn

Definitions

  1. hawthorn

Ancestry of “arbèpin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalba spīnahawthorn
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →