Where does “alborecer” come from?

alborecer (Spanish) comes from Spanish albor, from Late Latin albor, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

alborecer (Spanish): to dawn

Definitions

  1. to dawn

Ancestry of “alborecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalborwhiteness; dawnlight; dawn
2Late Latinalborwhiteness; albumen, egg white
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 →