Where does “blanco” come from?

blanco (Italian) comes from Spanish blanco, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blanco (Italian): A Real Madrid football player

Definitions

  1. A Real Madrid football player

Ancestry of “blanco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishblancowhite; argent; target
2Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “blanco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg-