Where does “albier” come from?

albier (Romanian) comes from Romanian albie, from Vulgar Latin alvea, from Latin alveus, from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

albier (Romanian): trough maker

Definitions

  1. trough maker

Ancestry of “albier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianalbieriverbed; trough
2Vulgar Latinalvea—
3Latinalveusa hollow, cavity; a hollow vessel, in the shape...
4Latinalvusbelly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Latin alvus →Every word from Latin alveus →