Where does “alfahydroksihappo” come from?

alfahydroksihappo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hydroksihappo, from Finnish happo, from Russian Агапий, from Old East Slavic Ага́пии, from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος, from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω — to show affection for the dead; to treat with...

alfahydroksihappo (Finnish): alpha-hydroxy acid

Definitions

  1. alpha-hydroxy acid

Ancestry of “alfahydroksihappo”, step by step

alfahydroksihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hydroksihappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhydroksihappohydroxycarboxylic acid
2FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
3RussianАгапий
4Old East SlavicАга́пии
5Old Church SlavonicАга́пии
6Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος
7Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...

via Finnish alfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalfaalpha; the Greek letter Α, α; alpha
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάωEvery word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии
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