Etymograph

English

alborada

Alborada comes from Spanish alborada ‘sunrise’, from albor ‘dawn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós1‘white’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos1‘white’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus2‘white, dull white’
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEalborem2
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentalbor3‘dawn’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentalborada4‘sunrise’
  7. Englishtodayalborada4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin albus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Spanish albor
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Spanish alborada
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English alborada

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰósWiktionary, Latin albus‘white’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβosWiktionary, Latin albus‘white’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbusWiktionary, Spanish albor‘white, dull white’
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEalboremWiktionary, Spanish albor
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentalborWiktionary, Spanish alborada‘dawn’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentalboradaWiktionary, English alborada‘sunrise’
  7. EnglishtodayalboradaWiktionary, English alborada

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’

elf, elven, oaf, 26 more

through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’

albumin, albedo, albumen, 25 more

through Latin albus ‘white, dull white’

album, alba, albino, 27 more

Today it means

noun A Spanish aubade or morning song.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “alborada”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin albus, Spanish albor, Spanish alborada. 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 / alborada

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