The story
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- English todayammonia
From Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn (i-mn:n-A4).
Words from the same roots
Latinsal ammoniacus all →
sal ammoniac
Ancient GreekἌμμων all →
AmmonAmunsal ammoniac
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.