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
- masculine plural of albino; plural of albino
Ancestry of “albinos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | albino | albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | albinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |