Where does “albumen” come from?

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

albumen (Spanish): egg white, albumen

Definitions

  1. egg white, albumen

Ancestry of “albumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbūmenalbumen; the white of an egg
2LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
3Proto-Italicalβoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →
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