Etymology

soda

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Today it means: Sodium bicarbonate. Full definition →

Italian soda ← Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ) ← Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía)calq.?
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soda · noun1

  1. Arabicأَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
  2. Ancient Greekμελαγχολία (melankholía)calq.?
  3. Arabicسَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ)
  4. Arabicأَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
  5. Arabicسُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)
  6. Italiansoda
  7. English todaysoda

From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water.

Soda · proper noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from宗田
  2. English todaySoda

Borrowed from Japanese 宗田 (sōda).

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