Where does “sodium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sodium”, step by step

sodium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian soda

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

via Arabic صُدَاع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصُدَاعheadache

Words derived from “sodium”

Every word from Arabic سُوَّاد →Every word from Italian soda →