Where does “albero” come from?

albero (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin albarus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albero (Italian): tree; mast; shaft, spindle

Definitions

  1. tree; mast; shaft, spindle

Ancestry of “albero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalbarus—
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “albero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →