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Where does “metalbumin” come from?

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

metalbumin (English): A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain...

Definitions

  1. A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain...

Ancestry of “metalbumin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbuminAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are...
2EnglishalbumenThe white part of an egg; being mostly the...
3Latinalbūmen—
4LatinAlbus—
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →