The name Albania probably derives from the same source as the name of the Alps, the etymology of which is disputed [1]. Like the Alps, the ultimate source of Albania is unknown. It may derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *albho-, which meant 'white'; referring perhaps to the snow-capped mountains of Albania. Others think the source may be a non-Indo-European root *alb-, meaning 'mountain', although this non-Indo-European root is much more hypothetical than the Indo-European root which can be said to have certainly existed. Another idea is that Albania derives from PIE *al-, 'to grow, nourish', from which comes Latin altus, 'high, elevated'. The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... The Proto-Indo-Europeans are the hypothetical speakers of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language, a prehistoric people of the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Proto-Indo-Europeans are the hypothetical speakers of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language, a prehistoric people of the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. ... Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Albania is the name of a country in Europe as well as the name of an ancient land in the Caucasus (see Caucasian Albania) and also name for Scotland in Gaelic. The Illyrian ethnonym Albanoi was derived from the same source as Albania, as is the modern ethnonym Albanian. The mediaeval ethnonyms Arbanitai and Arbanios and the corresponding modern ethnonyms Arvanite, Arber, and Arbëreshë are also considered to derive from Albania by way of a rhotacism (compare the rhotacism of alb- into arv- in the Neapolitan dialect of Italy). World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... The Caucasus , a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... Italic textInsert non-formatted text here This region should not be confused with modern Albania and Albanians (Shqiptarë), who are a separate people from the Balkans, and only share the name coincidentally. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ... Arvanites (Αρbε̰ρόρ, Arbërór or Σ̈κ̇ιπτάρ, Shqiptár in Arvanitic, Arvanitë in Albanian, Αρβανίτες, Arvanítes in Greek) are the descendants of settlers of Albanian ancestry from central Albania that settled in various Greek lands during the Middle Ages, principally between the 13th century and 15th century. ... Flag Of The Arberesh People Arbëreshë are Albanian people living in southern Italy. ... Rhotacism is 1) the excessive or idiosyncratic use of the consonant r; 2) the conversion of another consonant, often s, into r. ... Neapolitan (nnapulitano or napulitano in Neapolitan and napoletano in Italian) is a Romance language spoken in the city and region of Naples, Campania (Neapolitan: Napule or Nnapule, Italian: Napoli), and in all or parts of the surrounding regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria (Not southern Calabria, which linguistically belongs to Sicilian...

However, Greek linguist Georgios Babiniotis states that Arvanite, Arber, and Arbëreshë may not derive from Albania. Greek (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) constitutes its own branch of the Indo-European languages. ...