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English word origin

Etymology of alban

Borrowed from French albane (in the form alban, respelt after the German Alban), from the Latin albus (“white”) + the French -ane (“-an”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

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Borrowed from French albane (in the form alban, respelt after the German Alban), from the Latin albus (“white”) + the French -ane (“-an”).

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  • Borrowed-form mentionalbanefr
  • Derivation mentionAlbande
  • Derivation mentionalbusla
  • Derivation mention-anefr
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