Where does “alfatokoferoli” come from?

alfatokoferoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish alfa, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

alfatokoferoli (Finnish): alpha-tocopherol

Definitions

  1. alpha-tocopherol

Ancestry of “alfatokoferoli”, step by step

alfatokoferoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish tokoferoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtokoferolitocopherol
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →