Where does “*albastrum” come from?
*albastrum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
Ancestry of “*albastrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |