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Where does “alba” come from?

alba (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

alba (Romanian): feminine singular of alb

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of alb

Ancestry of “alba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalba—
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “alba”

  • alba
  • barză-albă
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