Where does “adipiinihappo” come from?

adipiinihappo (Finnish) comes from Latin adeps, from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ, from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- — to pour, anoint.

adipiinihappo (Finnish): adipic acid

Definitions

  1. adipic acid

Ancestry of “adipiinihappo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadepsfat, lard, grease; corpulence, obesity; sapwood
2Ancient Greekἄλειφαρunguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin
3Ancient GreekἀλείφωTo anoint someone else; To anoint oneself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-to pour, anoint

Words derived from “adipiinihappo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ →