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Where does “Alburnus” come from?

Alburnus (Translingual) comes from Latin alburnus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Ancestry of “Alburnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalburnusa white fish, probably the bleak or blay; Synonym...
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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