Where does “alba spīna” come from?

alba spīna (Latin) comes from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

alba spīna (Latin): hawthorn

Definitions

  1. hawthorn

Ancestry of “alba spīna”, step by step

alba spīna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Albus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
2Proto-Italicalβoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Latin spīna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspīnaa thorn or a thorny tree or shrub, such as whitethorn, hawthorn, or blackthorn
2Proto-Italicspeināthorn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Latin Alba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbaThe name of a mythical pre-Roman king, Alba Silvius

Words derived from “alba spīna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →