natron

English

noun

Definitions

(mineral) A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula NaO.

Etymology

Borrowed from French natron derived from Spanish, Castilian natrón derived from Arabic نَطْرُون derived from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nitre) derived from Egyptian nṯrj (natron, divine).

Origin

Egyptian

nṯrj

Gloss

natron, divine

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nitrum Latin
Natron German
anatron French
natron French
natrón Spanish, Castilian
νίτρον Ancient Greek
natron Norwegian Bokmål
natron Norwegian Nynorsk
nítri- Irish
أَطْرُون Arabic
اَطْرُون Arabic
نَطْرُون Arabic
nṯrj Egyptian
nṯrj-kꜣ-rꜥ Egyptian