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Where does “氨” come from?

氨 (Chinese) comes from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus — salt of Amun, ammonium chloride.

Ancestry of “氨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniaA gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH,...
2Latinsal ammoniacussalt of Amun, ammonium chloride
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