Alps

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

*albʰós (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂elbʰós (Proto-Indo-European)

White.

*albiyū (Proto-Celtic)

Britain. Alpine pasture. High mountain (especially in the Alps), alp. Luminous world, upper world, (the habitable surface of the) world.

*alβos (Proto-Italic)

White.

alba (Latin)

A white precious stone, the pearl.

Alpes (Latin)

(geography) The Alps. (with following adjective) A particular portion of the Alps.

Alps (English)

(usually, with "the") A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, with its highest peak Mont Blanc at 4808 meters.

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