Where does “albuminin” come from?

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

albuminin (English): The substance of the cells that enclose the white...

Definitions

  1. The substance of the cells that enclose the white...

Ancestry of “albuminin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbuminAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are...
2EnglishalbumenThe white part of an egg; being mostly the...
3Latinalbūmenalbumen; the white of an egg
4LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →