Where does “albuminous” come from?

Albuminous derives from English albumin, from French albumine, from Latin albumen meaning "white of an egg," from Latin albus meaning "white," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos.

albuminous (English): Relating to, containing, or having the properties...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, containing, or having the properties...

Ancestry of “albuminous”, 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

Words derived from “albuminous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →