英语词汇alberta的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	alberta
词源	Alberta Canadian province, founded in 1882 and named for Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of the governor general, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne. She was named for her father, Prince Albert. Entries linking to alberta Albert masc. proper name, from German (the French form is Aubert), from Old High German Adalbert, literally "noble-bright," from Old High German adal "noble family," from Proto-Germanic athala- (see atheling) + second element from Proto-Germanic berhta- "bright" (from PIE root bhereg- "to shine; bright, white"). The compound is cognate with Old English Æþelbeorht (which sometimes was metathesized as Æþelbriht, hence the surname Albright*). As a kind of watch chain, from 1861 (see Prince Albert). updated on November 30, 2017
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