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Where does “ailbíneach” come from?

ailbíneach (Irish) comes from Portuguese Albino, from Latin albinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ailbíneach (Irish): albino

Definitions

  1. albino

Ancestry of “ailbíneach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAlbino—
2Latinalbinus—
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ailbíneach”

  • ailbíneachas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →