Where does “alva” come from?

alva (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

alva (Old Portuguese): alb; dawn

Definitions

  1. alb; dawn

Ancestry of “alva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalba—
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “alva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →