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
- an albino; albino, albinistic: congenitally...
Ancestry of “albino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | albino | albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin... |
| 2 | Spanish | albo | white |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |