Where does “アルベド” come from?
アルベド (Japanese) comes from English albedo, from Latin albedo, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
アルベド (Japanese): albedo
Ancestry of “アルベド”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | albedo | The fraction of incident light or radiation... |
| 2 | Latin | albedo | white; whiteness |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |