albumen etymology

Latin word albumen comes from Latin alba (A white precious stone, the pearl.), Latin -men (Forms neuter nouns of the third declension.)

Detailed word origin of albumen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
alba Latin (lat) A white precious stone, the pearl.
-men Latin (lat) Forms neuter nouns of the third declension.
albumen Latin (lat) Albumen; the white of an egg.

Words with the same origin as albumen

Descendants of -men
agmen certamen flumen