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Where does “albinus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “albinus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “albinus”

  • albino
  • albinism
  • albinoism
  • albinistic
  • albiness
  • albinos
  • albino
  • albinos
  • ailbíneach
  • ailbíneachas
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