Where does “niter” come from?
niter (English) comes from Middle English niter, from Old French nitre, from Latin nitrum, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
niter (English): Native sodium carbonate; natron; A mineral form...
Definitions
- Native sodium carbonate; natron; A mineral form...
Ancestry of “niter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | niter | — |
| 2 | Old French | nitre | — |
| 3 | Latin | nitrum | Various alkalis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 5 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 6 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 7 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 8 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |