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Where does “soda siphon” come from?

soda siphon (English) comes from English siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

soda siphon (English): A stout glass bottle containing soda water under...

Definitions

  1. A stout glass bottle containing soda water under...

Ancestry of “soda siphon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiphonA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the...
2Middle Frenchsiphon—
3Old Frenchsifon—
4Latinsīphō—
5Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...
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