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Where does “muriatic” come from?

Muriatic comes from Latin muriaticus, derived from Latin muria, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mew(g)-, referring to something that oozes or flows.

muriatic (English): Pertaining to salt or brine; Obtained from...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to salt or brine; Obtained from...

Ancestry of “muriatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuriaticuspickled
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “muriatic”

  • oxymuriatic
  • nitromuriatic
  • muriatiferous
  • hyperoxymuriatic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →