Where does “albino” come from?

albino (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Spanish albino, from Spanish albo, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albino (Norwegian Nynorsk): an albino; albino, albinistic: congenitally...

Definitions

  1. an albino; albino, albinistic: congenitally...

Ancestry of “albino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalbinoalbino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin...
2Spanishalbowhite
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →