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Where does “alphos” come from?
alphos (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλφός, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.
Ancestry of “alphos”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ἀλφός
a type of skin disease, typified by dull white...
2
Proto-Indo-European
albʰós
white
Words derived from “alphos”
alphos
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