Where does “abbe” come from?

abbe (Middle English) comes from Old English albe, from Latin Alba — The name of a mythical pre-Roman king, Alba Silvius.

Ancestry of “abbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishalbean alb type of priest vestment
2LatinAlbaThe name of a mythical pre-Roman king, Alba Silvius
Every word from Latin Alba →Every word from Old English albe →