Where does “broomkalium” come from?
broomkalium (Dutch) comes from Dutch broom, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
broomkalium (Dutch): potassium bromide, in particular in reference to its use as a sedative and antiepileptic around the fin de siècle
Definitions
- potassium bromide, in particular in reference to its use as a sedative and antiepileptic around the fin de siècle
Ancestry of “broomkalium”, step by step
broomkalium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.