Where does “albumin” come from?
Albumin comes from French albumine, from Latin albumen meaning "white of an egg," from Latin albus meaning "white," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos.
albumin (English): Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are...
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- Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are...
Ancestry of “albumin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | albumen | The white part of an egg; being mostly the... |
| 2 | Latin | albūmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
Words derived from “albumin”