myEtymology.com: English etymology of nitrostarch

Etymology of the English word nitrostarch

the English word nitrostarch

using 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 nṯr

derived from the English word starch

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *starkijanan

Word found in Modern English