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Where does “alkali” come from?

alkali (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic قلي — verbal noun of قَلى; anything that is the result...

alkali (Medieval Latin): potash

Definitions

  1. potash

Ancestry of “alkali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقليverbal noun of قَلى; anything that is the result...

Words derived from “alkali”

  • Alkalihydroxid
  • Alkali
  • Alkalilauge
  • alkáli
  • alkálik
Every word from Arabic قلي →