Where does “soda” come from?
soda (New Latin) comes from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.
Ancestry of “soda”, step by step
soda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian soda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | soda | soda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person... |
| 2 | Arabic | سُوَّاد | saltwort |
via Arabic سُوَّد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُوَّد | saltwort |