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Where does “alborne” come from?

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

alborne (Old French): blond, flaxen, off-white

Definitions

  1. blond, flaxen, off-white

Ancestry of “alborne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalburnuswhitish
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “alborne”

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