Where does “albumin” come from?

albumin (Danish) comes from French albumine, from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albumin (Danish): albumin

Definitions

  1. albumin

Ancestry of “albumin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalbuminealbumin
2Latinalbūmenalbumen; the white of an egg
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →