Where does “alvura” come from?

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

alvura (Portuguese): whiteness

Definitions

  1. whiteness

Ancestry of “alvura”, step by step

alvura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese alvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealvowhite; pure; target
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Latin albūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbūra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →