History The word natron has been in use in many languages throughout modern times (in the forms of anatron, natrum and natron) and originated (like Spanish, French and English natron as well as 'sodium') via Arabic naṭrūn (or anatrūn; cf. the Lower Egyptian “Natrontal” Wadi El Natrun, where a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate for the dehydration of mummies was used Renate Gerner: Instruments and substances used in mummification. In: Renate Gerner, Rosemarie Drenkhahn (ed.): Mumie und Computer. A multidisciplinary research project in Hanover. Special exhibition of the Kestner Museum Hanover from September 26, 1991 to January 19, 1992. Kestner Museum, Hanover 1991, , p. 28 f.) from Greek nítron (νίτρον) (Herodotus; Attic lítron (λίτρον)), which can be traced back to ancient Egyptian ntr. The Greek nítron (soda, saltpeter) was also used in Latin (sal) nitrum and in German Salniter (the source of Nitrogen, Nitrat etc.).Franz Dornseiff: "The Greek words in German." Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin 1950, p. 44.Friedrich Kluge, Alfred Götze (Philologist): Etymological Dictionary of the German Language. 20th edition, ed. by Walther Mitzka, De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1967; Reprint (“21st unchanged edition”) ibid 1975, , p. 504. The word saleratus, from Latin sal æratus (meaning "aerated salt"), was widely used in the 19th century for both sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate.
History The word natron has been in use in many languages throughout modern times (in the forms of anatron, natrum and natron) and originated (like Spanish, French and English natron as well as 'sodium') via Arabic naṭrūn (or anatrūn; cf. the Lower Egyptian “Natrontal” Wadi El Natrun, where a mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate for the dehydration of mummies was used Renate Gerner: Instruments and substances used in mummification. In: Renat,e Gerner, Rosemarie Drenkhahn (ed.): Mumie und Computer. A multidisciplinary research project in Hanover. Special exhibition of the Kestner Museum Hanover from September 26, 1991 to January 19, 1992. Kestner Museum, Hanover 1991, , p. 28 f.) from Greek nítron (νίτρον) (Herodotus; Attic lítron (λίτρον)), which can be traced back to ancient Egyptian ntr. The Greek nítron (soda, saltpeter) was also used in Latin (sal) nitrum and in German Salniter (the source of Nitrogen, Nitrat etc.).Franz Dornseiff: "The Greek words in German." Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin 1950, p. 44.Friedrich Kluge, Alfred Götze (Philologist): Etymological Dictionary of the German Language. 20th edition ed. by Walther Mitzka, De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1967; Reprint (“21st unchanged edition”) ibid 1975, , p. 504. The word saleratus, from Latin sal æratus (meaning "aerated salt"), was widely used in the 19th century for both sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate.