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Where does “albume” come from?

albume (Italian) comes from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albume (Italian): albumen, egg white

Definitions

  1. albumen, egg white

Ancestry of “albume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbūmen—
2LatinAlbus—
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “albume”

  • albumi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →