Where does “albuminuria” come from?
Albuminuria derives from English albumin combined with English -uria, where albumin comes from French albumine, from Latin albumen meaning "white of an egg," from Latin albus meaning "white."
albuminuria (English): The presence of albumin in the urine, often a...
Definitions
- The presence of albumin in the urine, often a...
Ancestry of “albuminuria”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 4 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |
Words derived from “albuminuria”