Where does “albinos” come from?

albinos (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese albino, from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albinos (Portuguese): masculine plural of albino; plural of albino

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of albino; plural of albino

Ancestry of “albinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealbinoalbino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin...
2Medieval Latinalbinus—
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 →