English
ablet
Ablet comes from French ablet, from Late Latin albus ‘white’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEalbus‘white’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEabuladiminutive of albus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentablet
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEalbus‘white’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEabuladiminutive of albus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentablet
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’
through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’
albedo, albumin, albumen, 25 more
through Late Latin albus ‘white’
Today it means
noun A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / ablet