aubade

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*albʰós“white”
2. Latin · derived fromalbus“bright, clear; white”
3. Vulgar Latin · derived from*alba“dawn; sunrise”
4. Old Spanish · derived fromalbada“musical or poetic composition to be performed in the morning”
5. Old French · derived fromalbade
6. French · borrowed fromaubade
7. English todayaubade

PIE word *albʰós Borrowed from French aubade, from Old French albade, from Old Spanish albada (“musical or poetic composition to be performed in the morning”), from alba (“dawn”), from Vulgar Latin *alba (“dawn; sunrise”), from Latin albus (“bright, clear; white”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).

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