Etymology of the English word alkali
the English word
alkaliderived from the Medieval Latin word
alkaliderived from the Arabic word
al-qiliderived from the Arabic word
al-qilyusing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Classical Arabic word
qilyDate
The earliest known usage of alkali in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
alkalemia,
alkalescent,
alkalify,
alkalimeter,
alkaline,
alkalize,
alkalosis,
antalkali,
alkaloidCognates
Dutch
alkali, French
alcali, German
Alkali, Icelandic
alkalí-málmur, Swedish
alkaliUsage
Word found in Modern English
