trona

trona · noun¹

1. Egyptian · derived fromnṯrj
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromνίτρον
3. Arabic · derived fromأَطْرُون
4. Spanish · borrowed fromtrona
5. Swedish · borrowed fromtrona
6. English todaytrona

From Swedish trona or from Spanish trona, both derived from Arabic أَطْرُون (ʔaṭrūn), from نَطْرُون (naṭrūn), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj: R9. Doublet of natron and niter.

Trona · proper noun²

From the mineral trona.

Words from the same roots