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Where does “sodium” come from?

sodium (Latin) comes from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.

Ancestry of “sodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansodasoda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person...
2Arabicسُوَّادsaltwort

Words derived from “sodium”

  • sodio
  • disodio
  • sodio
Every word from Arabic سُوَّاد →