Where does “albumin” come from?

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

albumin (Indonesian): albumin

Definitions

  1. albumin

Ancestry of “albumin”, 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 “albumin”

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