Where does “aubaine” come from?

aubaine (French) comes from French aubain, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

aubaine (French): the inheritance of goods belonging to a foreigner...

Definitions

  1. the inheritance of goods belonging to a foreigner...

Ancestry of “aubaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchaubainA foreigner who was not naturalised, and who had...
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “aubaine”

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