English
alphos
Alphos comes from Ancient Greek ἀλφός ‘dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλφόςalphós‘dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis, etc’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalphos
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλφόςalphós‘dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis, etc’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalphos
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’
Today it means
noun Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / alphos