Where does “aphronitrum” come from?

aphronitrum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφρόνιτρον, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

aphronitrum (Latin): The efflorescence of saltpetre

Definitions

  1. The efflorescence of saltpetre

Ancestry of “aphronitrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀφρόνιτρον—
2Ancient Greekνίτρονsodium carbonate
3Egyptiannṯrjto be divine; to make divine; divine, holy
4Egyptian-jMarks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....
5Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
6Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →Every word from Egyptian -t →Every word from Egyptian -j →