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

Definitions

  1. albedo

Ancestry of “アルベド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbedoThe fraction of incident light or radiation...
2Latinalbedowhite; whiteness
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 →