Etymology of the English word nitrocotton
the English word
nitrocottonderived from the English word
cottonderived from the Old French word
cotonderived from the Arabic word
qutunderived from the Old Italian word
cotonederived from the Arabic word
quṭunderived from the Classical Arabic word
quṭnusing the English prefix
nitro-derived from the Latin word
nitrum (name of various alkalis)
derived from the Greek word
nitron, νίτρον
derived from the Egyptian word
nṯrUsage
Word found in Modern English
