Reconstruction:Latin/alba

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Substantivization of the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white, bright”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalba/

Noun

*alba f (Proto-Romance)

1. dawn, sunrise

Derived terms

• *albidiāre (sense 2)

Descendants

• Eastern Romance:
  • ⇒ Romanian: alba
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: alba
  • Neapolitan: arba
  • Sicilian: alba, arba, abba
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: albe
  • Istriot: alba
  • Romansch: alva
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: alba
  • Franco-Provençal: ârba
  • Old French: albe
    • French: aube
  • Occitan: alba, auba
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: alba
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: alva
    • Galician: alba
    • Portuguese: alva
  • Spanish: alba