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Where does “albandus” come from?

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

albandus (Latin): which is to be whitened

Definitions

  1. which is to be whitened

Ancestry of “albandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbō—
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →