Where does “alcali” come from?

alcali (French) comes from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

alcali (French): alkali

Definitions

  1. alkali

Ancestry of “alcali”, step by step

alcali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin alcali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalcali—
2Arabicاَلْقِلْي—

via Arabic قلي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقليverbal noun of قَلى; anything that is the result...

Words derived from “alcali”

Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →Every word from Medieval Latin alcali →