Where does “natrolite” come from?
natrolite (English) comes from English natro-, from English natrium, from New Latin natrium, from German Natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj.
natrolite (English): A fibrous zeolite mineral, being a sodium...
Definitions
- A fibrous zeolite mineral, being a sodium...
Ancestry of “natrolite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | natro- | sodium |
| 2 | English | natrium | Sodium |
| 3 | New Latin | natrium | sodium |
| 4 | German | Natron | bicarb |
| 5 | Spanish | natrón | natron |
| 6 | Arabic | نَطْرُون | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 8 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 9 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 10 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 11 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |