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Where does “albuminimeter” come from?

albuminimeter (English) comes from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albuminimeter (English): An instrument for determining the quantity of...

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  1. An instrument for determining the quantity of...

Ancestry of “albuminimeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbūmen—
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →