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

Definitions

  1. alb

Ancestry of “ailb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalba—
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →