nitre的词源

英文词源

nitre (n.)

c. 1400, "native sodium carbonate," from Old French nitre (13c.), from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, which is possibly of Eastern origin (compare Hebrew nether "carbonate of soda;" Egyptian ntr). Originally a word for native soda, but also associated from Middle Ages with saltpeter (potassium nitrate) for obscure reasons; this became the predominant sense by late 16c.

中文词源

nitre：硝石，硝酸钾

来自拉丁语nitrum,碳酸钠。用于指硝石，硝酸钾。

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