Where does “Alkali” come from?

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

Alkali (German): alkali

Definitions

  1. alkali

Ancestry of “Alkali”, step by step

Alkali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French alcali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalcalialkali
2Medieval Latinalcali—
3Arabicاَلْقِلْي—

via Medieval Latin alkali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalkalipotash

Words derived from “Alkali”

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