English

albo-

Albo- 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’
Englishtodayalbo-

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’
Englishtodayalbo-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’

elf, elven, oaf, 27 more

through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’

albumin, albedo, albumen, 26 more

through Latin albus ‘white’

album, alba, albino, 28 more

Today it means

prefix white

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / albo-

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