Reconstruction:Latin/albidio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From albus (“white”) +‎ -idiō (verb-forming suffix). Sense 2 is from *alba (“dawn”), which is also from albus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈbejo/

Verb

*albidiō (present infinitive *albidiāre, perfect active *albidiāvī, supine *albidiātum); first conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

turn white
dawn

Descendants

Catalan: albejar
Italian: albeggiare
Ladin: albié, albià
Portuguese: alvejar
Provençal: aubejar
Spanish: albear