Where does “nitrum” come from?

nitrum (English) comes from Latin nitrum, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

nitrum (English): niter

Definitions

  1. niter

Ancestry of “nitrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnitrumVarious alkalis
2Ancient Greekνίτρονsodium carbonate
3Egyptiannṯrjto be divine; to make divine; divine, holy
4Egyptian-jMarks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....
5Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
6Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →