Where does “sodio” come from?
sodio (Spanish) comes from New Latin sodium, from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.
sodio (Spanish): sodium
Ancestry of “sodio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | sodium | — |
| 2 | Italian | soda | soda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person... |
| 3 | Arabic | سُوَّاد | saltwort |