Where does “sodalite” come from?

sodalite (English) comes from English soda, from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.

sodalite (English): A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks...

Definitions

  1. A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks...

Ancestry of “sodalite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsodaSodium bicarbonate; Sodium carbonate; Sodium in...
2Italiansodasoda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person...
3Arabicسُوَّادsaltwort

Words derived from “sodalite”

Every word from Arabic سُوَّاد →Every word from Italian soda →Every word from English soda →