Etymograph

English

muriate

Muriate comes from Latin muria ‘brine’, from Ancient Greek ἁλμῡρῐ́ς ‘salt humour, salt scum’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḗh₂l1‘salt’uncertain
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hā́ls1‘salt’uncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλς2háls‘salt’uncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλμη3‘saltwater’uncertain
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἁλμυρός4‘salty’uncertain
  6. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἁλμῡρῐ́ς5‘salt humour, salt scum’literally ‘saltiness’uncertain
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuria6‘brine’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1847muriate6

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅλς
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅλμη
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἁλμυρός
  4. 4 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἁλμυρίς
  5. 5 Wiktionary, Latin muria
  6. 6 Wiktionary, English muriate
  7. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1847, editorial staff, To Dye Yellow Color: “Muriate of tin is the best mordaunt to use…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḗh₂lWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅλς‘salt’uncertain
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hā́lsWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅλς‘salt’uncertain
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἅλμηháls‘salt’uncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἅλμηWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἁλμυρός‘saltwater’uncertain
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἁλμυρόςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἁλμυρίς‘salty’uncertain
  6. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἁλμῡρῐ́ςWiktionary, Latin muria‘salt humour, salt scum’literally ‘saltiness’uncertain
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuriaWiktionary, English muriate‘brine’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1847muriateWiktionary, English muriate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1847, editorial staff, To Dye Yellow Color: “Muriate of tin is the best mordaunt to use…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

salt, salary, sauce, salad, sausage, cellar, salsa, sal, saline, salami, salina, 30 more

through Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘salt’

halogen, 11 more

Today it means

noun Chloride.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “muriate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek ἅλς, Ancient Greek ἅλμη, Ancient Greek ἁλμυρός, Ancient Greek ἁλμυρίς, Latin muria. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l / muriate

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