Where does “albans” come from?

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

albans (Latin): whitening

Definitions

  1. whitening

Ancestry of “albans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbōto make white, whiten
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →
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