biancu

Corsican

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *blancus, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Compare Italian bianco.

Adjective

biancu

  1. white

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • jancu, viancu, vrancu, brancu, iancu

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *blancus, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Compare Italian bianco.

Adjective

biancu (feminine singular bianca, masculine and plural bianchi)

  1. white
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