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Where does “albire” come from?

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

Ancestry of “albire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbēscere—
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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