Etymology

albedo

al·be·do
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Today it means: The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage. Full definition →

Latin albēdō ← Proto-Italic *alβos ← Proto-Indo-European *albʰós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
  2. Proto-Italic*alβos
  3. Latinalb(us)
  4. Latinalbēdō
  5. English todayalbedo

Borrowed from Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).

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