Where does “natrium” come from?
natrium (New Latin) comes from German Natron, from Spanish natrón, from Arabic نَطْرُون, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
natrium (New Latin): sodium
Definitions
- sodium
Ancestry of “natrium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Natron | bicarb |
| 2 | Spanish | natrón | natron |
| 3 | Arabic | نَطْرُون | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 5 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 6 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 7 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 8 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |