Where does “Elba” come from?
Elba (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.
Ancestry of “Elba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 3 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 4 | Latin | Albeus | — |
Words derived from “Elba”