Where does “alvacento” come from?

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

alvacento (Portuguese): whitish

Definitions

  1. whitish

Ancestry of “alvacento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalvodative singular of alvus; ablative singular of...
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 →