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Where does “alba” come from?

alba (Latin) comes from Latin albus, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

alba (Latin): a white precious stone, the pearl; vocative...

Definitions

  1. a white precious stone, the pearl; vocative...

Ancestry of “alba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbuswhite , dull white; clear, bright; pale, fair,...
2English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta—
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “alba”

  • alb
  • albe
  • albed
  • aube
  • aube
  • awbe
  • albe
  • abbe
  • albe
  • alba
  • barză-albă
  • albă
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