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Where does “subalbidus” come from?

subalbidus (Latin) comes from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

subalbidus (Latin): whitish

Definitions

  1. whitish

Ancestry of “subalbidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
2Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
3Old Swedishidhe—
4Old Norse*iði—
5Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
6Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
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