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Where does “alburnum” come from?

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

alburnum (Latin): alburnum; sapwood

Definitions

  1. alburnum; sapwood

Ancestry of “alburnum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alburnum”

  • alburnum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →