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Borax

3 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a white mineral salt used in detergents, cosmetics, and glassmaking
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Stage 1 of 3
buraq
Arabic · medieval
"borax mineral"
the Arabic name for the mineral, used in metalworking
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Stage 2 of 3
borax
Medieval Latin · medieval
"borax mineral"
adopted through Arabic alchemical and mineralogical texts
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Stage 3 of 3
borax
English · medieval
"a white mineral used in cleaning and glassmaking"
settled as the English mineral name
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