Where does “albatro” come from?
albatro (Italian) comes from French albatros, from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic قرطاس, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
albatro (Italian): albatross
Definitions
- albatross
Ancestry of “albatro”, step by step
albatro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French albatros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | albatros | albatross |
| 2 | English | albatross | Any of various large seabirds of the family... |
| 3 | Spanish | alcatraz | gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum |
| 4 | Arabic | قرطاس | paper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus |
| 5 | Arabic | قِرْطَاس | paper, page |
| 6 | Aramaic | קַרְטֵיסָא | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Latin arbutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arbutus | strawberry tree |