Where does “암모니아수” come from?

암모니아수 (Korean) comes from Korean 암모니아, from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus — salt of Amun, ammonium chloride.

암모니아수 (Korean): ammonia water

Definitions

  1. ammonia water

Ancestry of “암모니아수”, step by step

암모니아수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 암모니아

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean암모니아ammonia the compound NH3
2EnglishammoniaA gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH,...
3Latinsal ammoniacussalt of Amun, ammonium chloride

via Korean 수(水)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean수(水)
Every word from Latin sal ammoniacusEvery word from English ammoniaEvery word from Korean 암모니아
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