Where does “kaliumnitrat” come from?
kaliumnitrat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nitrat, from Latin nitrum, from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
kaliumnitrat (Norwegian Bokmål): potassium nitrate, saltpetre, or saltpeter
Definitions
- potassium nitrate, saltpetre, or saltpeter
Ancestry of “kaliumnitrat”, step by step
kaliumnitrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål nitrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nitrat | a nitrate |
| 2 | Latin | nitrum | Various alkalis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νίτρον | sodium carbonate |
| 4 | Egyptian | nṯrj | to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy |
| 5 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 6 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 7 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål kalium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kalium | potassium |