Etymograph

English

albolith

Albolith comes from Latin albus ‘white’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus‘white’
  4. Englishtodayalbolith

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus‘white’
  4. Englishtodayalbolith

Formed from -lith

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’

elf, elven, oaf, 26 more

through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’

albumin, albedo, albumen, 25 more

through Latin albus ‘white’

album, alba, albino, 27 more

Today it means

noun A kind of cement consisting mostly of magnesia and silica.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / albolith