Albanus.
pertaining to the city of Alba Longa
Meaning & usage
pertaining to the city of Alba Longa
inhabitants of this city
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰós Proto-Italic *alβos Latin albus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin Alba Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Italic *(d)longos Latin longus ▲ Latin -a Latin Longa Latin Alba (Longa) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Albānus From Alba (Longa) + -ānus.
a male given name, equivalent to English Alban
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰós Proto-Italic *alβos Latin albus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin Alba Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Italic *(d)longos Latin longus ▲ Latin -a Latin Longa Latin Alba (Longa) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Albānus From Alba (Longa) + -ānus.
Albanian (Balkan Albania, Caucasian Albania and Scotland)
Albanians, inhabitants of Caucasian Albania
Albanians, inhabitants of Albania
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Suggested as derived from a Western European root *alb- found in various place names, perhaps also the source of Alpes, and/or from a Proto-Indo-European root *alb- (“mountain”) (see *h₂el- (“to rise, be tall”)), or from Proto-Celtic *albiyū (“upper realm, world; mountain, Alps”) (whence also Albion). . It is believed that they are related to the modern nation of the Albanians. While it has been identified with the Zgërdhesh hill-fort near Krujë in northern Albania, scholars believe the Illyrian settlement was abandoned in the 2nd century BC, when the inhabitants moved to Durrës and Lezhë. Possibly related to arbën from Proto-Albanian *arwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₃ (“arable land, soil”); compare *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”)
a river in Albania, now probably the Samur River
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Suggested as derived from a Western European root *alb- found in various place names, perhaps also the source of Alpes, and/or from a Proto-Indo-European root *alb- (“mountain”) (see *h₂el- (“to rise, be tall”)), or from Proto-Celtic *albiyū (“upper realm, world; mountain, Alps”) (whence also Albion). . It is believed that they are related to the modern nation of the Albanians. While it has been identified with the Zgërdhesh hill-fort near Krujë in northern Albania, scholars believe the Illyrian settlement was abandoned in the 2nd century BC, when the inhabitants moved to Durrës and Lezhë. Possibly related to arbën from Proto-Albanian *arwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₃ (“arable land, soil”); compare *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”)
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