Where does “vitalbaio” come from?
vitalbaio (Italian) comes from Italian vitalba, from Italian alba, from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
vitalbaio (Italian): A clump of old man's beard
Definitions
- A clump of old man's beard
Ancestry of “vitalbaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | vitalba | old man's beard, traveller's joy |
| 2 | Italian | alba | dawn, daybreak, break of day; sunrise |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | alba | — |
| 4 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |