alba

alba · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromalbus“white”
2. Occitan · borrowed fromalba
3. English todayalba

First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”); compare Spanish alba (“dawn”).

alba · noun²

1. Latin · borrowed fromalba
2. English todayalba

First attested in 1848; borrowed from Latin alba (the feminine form of albus (“white”)) in the now-disused species name of binomial nomenclature Rosa alba (it is now considered a hybrid and is accordingly called Rosa × alba).

alba · noun³

1. Latin · borrowed fromalba
2. English todayalba

First attested in 1859; borrowed from Latin alba, the nominative plural form of album (“blank tablet”), whence the English album.

alba · noun⁴

1. Latin · derived fromalba
2. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromalba“alb”
3. English todayalba

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin alba (“alb”), from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Doublet of alb.

Alba · proper noun⁵

1. Romanian · borrowed fromAlba
2. Romanian · borrowed fromAlba
3. English todayAlba

Borrowed from Romanian Alba.

Alba · proper noun⁶

1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromAlba
2. English todayAlba

From Scottish Gaelic Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1. Related to albino, Albania and Elbe. More at Albany.

Alba · proper noun, proper noun⁷

1. Spanish · borrowed fromAlba
2. English todayAlba

From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.

Words from the same roots