Where does “album” come from?
album (Polish) comes from French album, from Latin album, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
album (Polish): album
Definitions
- album
Ancestry of “album”, step by step
album traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French album
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | album | album (all meanings) |
| 2 | Latin | album | inflection of albus: ## accusative masculine... |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via German Album
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Album | album |