Where does “nitrum” come from?

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

nitrum (Latin): Various alkalis

Definitions

  1. Various alkalis

Ancestry of “nitrum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nitrum”

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