Where does “alvino” come from?
alvino (Italian) comes from Italian albino, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
alvino (Italian): intestinal
Ancestry of “alvino”, step by step
alvino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian albino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | albino | albino |
| 2 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Italian alvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | alvo | intestine; belly |
| 2 | Latin | alvus | belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
Words derived from “alvino”