Alps etymology in English

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English word Alps comes from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós, Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (White.)

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*albʰós	Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*h₂elbʰós	Proto-Indo-European (ine)	White.
*albiyū	Proto-Celtic (cel-pro)	Britain. Alpine pasture. High mountain (especially in the Alps), alp. Luminous world, upper world, (the habitable surface of the) world.
*alβos	Proto-Italic (itc-pro)	White.
alba	Latin (lat)	A white precious stone, the pearl.
Alpes	Latin (lat)	(geography) The Alps. (with following adjective) A particular portion of the Alps.
Alps	English (en)	(usually, with "the") A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, with its highest peak Mont Blanc at 4808 meters.

Alps etymology