Where does “ambedo” come from?

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

ambedo (Latin): I eat or gnaw around; erode; I waste; consume

Definitions

  1. I eat or gnaw around; erode; I waste; consume

Ancestry of “ambedo”, step by step

ambedo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English albedo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbedoThe fraction of incident light or radiation...
2Latinalbedowhite; whiteness
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Latin edō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinedōto eat
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis
4Proto-Indo-European-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ambedo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰosEvery word from Proto-Italic alβosEvery word from Latin Albus