Where does “ailb” come from?
ailb (Irish) comes from Medieval Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
ailb (Irish): alb
Ancestry of “ailb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | alba | — |
| 2 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |