Where does “album” come from?

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

album (Indonesian): album

Definitions

  1. album

Ancestry of “album”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalbumalbum (book of photographs, stamps, or autographs)
2Latinalbuminflection of albus: ## accusative masculine...
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →