Where does “álbum” come from?

álbum (Portuguese) comes from German Album, from Latin album, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

álbum (Portuguese): album

Definitions

  1. album

Ancestry of “álbum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlbumalbum
2Latinalbuminflection of albus: ## accusative masculine...
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →