Where does “알부민” come from?
알부민 (Korean) comes from English albumin, from English albumen, from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
알부민 (Korean): albumin
Ancestry of “알부민”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 4 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |