Where does “albino” come from?

albino (Indonesian) comes from Dutch albino, from Spanish albino, from Spanish albo, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albino (Indonesian): albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

Definitions

  1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

Ancestry of “albino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalbinoalbino: person or animal congenitally lacking...
2Spanishalbinoalbino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin...
3Spanishalbowhite
4LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰosEvery word from Proto-Italic alβosEvery word from Latin Albus
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