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Where does “ἀφρόνιτρον” come from?

ἀφρόνιτρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

Ancestry of “ἀφρόνιτρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνίτρονsodium carbonate
2Egyptiannṯrjto be divine; to make divine; divine, holy
3Egyptian-jMarks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....
4Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
5Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—

Words derived from “ἀφρόνιτρον”

  • aphronitrum
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