Where does “fotoalbum” come from?
fotoalbum (Swedish) comes from Swedish album, from English album, from Latin album, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
fotoalbum (Swedish): photo album
Definitions
- photo album
Ancestry of “fotoalbum”, step by step
fotoalbum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish album
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | album | an album, a book specially designed to keep... |
| 2 | English | album | A book specially designed to keep photographs,... |
| 3 | Latin | album | inflection of albus: ## accusative masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Swedish foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | foto | photo |