Leucos

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Leucos grece album leucotes albedo et cetera.


Apparatus:

Leucos ABC e | Leuces f

et cetera om. B ef


Translation:

Leucos is Greek for Latin album {"white"}; leucotes is Latin albedo {"whiteness"}, etc.


Commentary:

Greek λευκός /leukós/ means "light, bright, clear; white"; λευκότης /leukótēs/ means "whiteness"; and so does Latin albedo.


See also: Albayad


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