Where does “albăstreală” come from?

albăstreală (Romanian) comes from Romanian albăstri, from Romanian albastru, from Vulgar Latin *albastrum, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albăstreală (Romanian): blueness

Definitions

  1. blueness

Ancestry of “albăstreală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalbăstrito make blue
2Romanianalbastrublue; blue, sad
3Vulgar Latin*albastrum—
4LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →