Where does “alb” come from?
alb (Romanian) comes from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
alb (Romanian): white; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white
Definitions
- white; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white
Ancestry of “alb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |