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Where does “alabasterfarben” come from?

alabasterfarben (German) comes from German alabaster, from Middle High German alabaster, from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστος — globular vase without handles for holding...

alabasterfarben (German): alabaster-coloured

Definitions

  1. alabaster-coloured

Ancestry of “alabasterfarben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalabaster—
2Middle High Germanalabaster—
3LatinalabastrumAlternative form of alabaster
4Ancient Greekἀλάβαστρονvessel for ointments made of alabaster
5Ancient Greekἀλάβαστροςalabaster
6Ancient Greekἀλάβαστοςglobular vase without handles for holding...
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