English
albarium
Albarium comes from Latin albārium ‘white stucco’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós1‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos1‘white’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus2‘white’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbum3‘the colour white’by way of Latin albārius
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbārium4‘white stucco’
- Englishtodayalbarium4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin albus
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin album
- 3 Wiktionary, Latin albarium
- 4 Wiktionary, English albarium
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰósWiktionary, Latin albus‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβosWiktionary, Latin albus‘white’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbusWiktionary, Latin album‘white’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbumWiktionary, Latin albarium‘the colour white’by way of Latin albārius
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbāriumWiktionary, English albarium‘white stucco’
- EnglishtodayalbariumWiktionary, English albarium
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’
through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’
through Latin albus ‘white’
albino, albumin, albumen, 26 more
through Latin album ‘the colour white’
Today it means
noun A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “albarium”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin albus, Latin album, Latin albarium. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / albarium