Where does “albumi” come from?

albumi (Italian) comes from Italian albume, from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albumi (Italian): plural of albume

Definitions

  1. plural of albume

Ancestry of “albumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalbumealbumen, egg white
2Latinalbūmenalbumen; the white of an egg
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →