Where does “albeață” come from?

albeață (Romanian) comes from Latin albitia, from Latin albities, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albeață (Romanian): whiteness; leucoma

Definitions

  1. whiteness; leucoma

Ancestry of “albeață”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbitia—
2Latinalbities—
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →