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Where does “alburnus” come from?

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

alburnus (Medieval Latin): whitish

Definitions

  1. whitish

Ancestry of “alburnus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alburnus”

  • auburn
  • abram
  • aubourne
  • abroune
  • abrune
  • auborne
  • abron
  • auborne
  • alborne
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