Where does “albăstriu” come from?

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

albăstriu (Romanian): bluish

Definitions

  1. bluish

Ancestry of “albăstriu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalbastrublue; blue, sad
2Vulgar Latin*albastrum
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰosEvery word from Proto-Italic alβosEvery word from Latin Albus