Etymology of the English word trona
the English word
tronaderived from the Swedish word
tronaderived from the Arabic word
dialectal ṭronderived from the Arabic word
naṭrunderived from the Greek word
nitron, νίτρον
derived from the Egyptian word
nṯrDate
The earliest known usage of trona in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English