aube.
THE SHORT MEANINGDawn; the break of day.
Light & spaceMeaning & usage
dawn, sunrise, daybreak
beginning
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French albe, from Vulgar Latin *alba, from Latin albus (“white”).
alb
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin alba.
paddle, blade
vane (of windmill)
small plank
Where this word comes from
Probably from Latin alapa (“blow, slap, smack”), of uncertain origin.
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