English
albumin
Albumin comes from Latin albus ‘white, dull white’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus‘white, dull white’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbumen
- Frenchc. 1600–presentalbumine
- Englishtodayalbumin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*albʰós‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*alβos‘white’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbus‘white, dull white’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbumen
- Frenchc. 1600–presentalbumine
- Englishtodayalbumin
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’
through Proto-Italic *alβos ‘white’
through Latin albus ‘white, dull white’
Today it means
noun Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *albʰós / albumin