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
- Pertaining to salt or brine; Obtained from...
Ancestry of “muriatic”, step by step
muriatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin muriaticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | muriaticus | pickled |
| 2 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via French muriatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | muriatique | muriatic |