Where does “albuminoid” come from?
albuminoid (English) comes from French albuminoïde, from French -oïde, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
albuminoid (English): of albumin; like albumen; A simple protein of a...
Definitions
- of albumin; like albumen; A simple protein of a...
Ancestry of “albuminoid”, step by step
albuminoid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French albuminoïde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | albuminoïde | albuminoid |
| 2 | French | -oïde | -oid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English albumin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | albumin | Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are... |
| 2 | English | albumen | The white part of an egg; being mostly the... |
| 3 | Latin | albūmen | albumen; the white of an egg |
| 4 | Latin | Albus | white properly without, dull white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
via Polish albumina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | albumina | albumin |
| 2 | Polish | -ina | appended to nouns or proper nouns, often surnames (ending with -a and -g, -ge, -go) to form nouns meaning: wife of |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ina | forms feminine nouns of various meanings |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ina | Denominal, forming collectives denoting something... |