blanco

(Anglès)

Oposat a
negro
Freqüència

A2
Amb guionet com a
blan‧co
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈblanko/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Found as early as the Cantar de Mio Cid. Compare Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”). Cognate with English blank, Dutch blank, etc.

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