Where does “salpeter” come from?

salpeter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch salpeter, from Medieval Latin salpetra, from Latin sāl petrae.

salpeter (Dutch): saltpetre (UK), saltpeter (US)

Definitions

  1. saltpetre (UK), saltpeter (US)

Ancestry of “salpeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsalpeter—
2Medieval Latinsalpetra—
3Latinsāl petrae—

Words derived from “salpeter”

Every word from Latin sāl petrae →Every word from Medieval Latin salpetra →Every word from Middle Dutch salpeter →