Where does “potassa” come from?
Potassa comes from Dutch potasch, a substance obtained by burning plant matter in pots.
potassa (English): The chemical compound potassium hydroxide
Definitions
- The chemical compound potassium hydroxide
Ancestry of “potassa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potash | The water-soluble part of the ash formed by... |
| 2 | English | Ash | The Egyptian god of oases |
| 3 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 4 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 5 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 6 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |