Where does “alba” come from?

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

alba (Spanish): feminine singular of albo; dawn

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of albo; dawn

Ancestry of “alba”, step by step

alba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish albo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalbowhite
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

via Vulgar Latin alba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalba—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →