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Where does “nonalbuminous” come from?

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

nonalbuminous (English): Not albuminous

Definitions

  1. Not albuminous

Ancestry of “nonalbuminous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbuminousRelating to, containing, or having the properties...
2EnglishalbuminAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are...
3EnglishalbumenThe white part of an egg; being mostly the...
4Latinalbūmen—
5LatinAlbus—
6Proto-Italicalβoswhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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