Where does “albor” come from?

albor (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin albor, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albor (Portuguese): dawn; dawnlight

Definitions

  1. dawn; dawnlight

Ancestry of “albor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinalborwhiteness; albumen, egg white
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →
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