Where does “microalbumin” come from?
microalbumin (English) comes from English albumin, from English albumen, from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
microalbumin (English): A test for microalbuminuria
Definitions
- A test for microalbuminuria
Ancestry of “microalbumin”, step by step
microalbumin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |