Where does “alifaattinen yhdiste” come from?
alifaattinen yhdiste (Finnish) comes from Finnish alifaattinen, from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ, from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-.
alifaattinen yhdiste (Finnish): aliphatic compound
Ancestry of “alifaattinen yhdiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | alifaattinen | aliphatic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄλειφαρ | unguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀλείφω | To anoint someone else; To anoint oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ- | — |