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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...
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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