Where does “albastru” come from?

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

albastru (Romanian): blue; blue, sad

Definitions

  1. blue; blue, sad

Ancestry of “albastru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*albastrum—
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “albastru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →