Where does “albineț” come from?
albineț (Romanian) comes from Romanian alb, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
albineț (Romanian): blond
Ancestry of “albineț”, step by step
albineț traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian alb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | alb | white; clean, pure, immaculate; the color white |
| 2 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Romanian albină
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | albină | bee |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | alvina | beehive |
| 3 | Latin | alvus | belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |