Etymology of the English word nitromersol
the English word
nitromersolusing 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
nṯrderived from the English word
mercuricderived from the English word
mercuryderived from the Medieval Latin word
mercuriusderived from the Latin word
Mercurius (Mercury)
using the English suffix
-icderived from the English word
creosolderived from the English word
creosotederived from the German word
Kreosotederived from the Greek word
kreas, κρέας (flesh; (butcher's) meat)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kreuə-derived from the Greek word
soter, σωτήρ (a deliverer; God or Christ)
using the English suffix
-olusing the English suffix
-olUsage
Word found in Modern English
