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
- potash
Ancestry of “alkali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قلي | verbal noun of قَلى; anything that is the result... |