Where does “albăstrime” come from?
albăstrime (Romanian) comes from Romanian albastru, from Vulgar Latin *albastrum, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
albăstrime (Romanian): blueness
Definitions
- blueness
Ancestry of “albăstrime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | albastru | blue; blue, sad |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *albastrum | — |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |