English
albaspine
Albaspine comes from Latin albus ‘white’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus‘white’
- Englishtodayalbaspine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus‘white’
- Englishtodayalbaspine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’
through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’
albedo, albumin, albumen, 26 more
through Latin albus ‘white’
Today it means
noun The hawthorn.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / albaspine