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- — to pour, anoint.

alifaattinen yhdiste (Finnish): aliphatic compound

Definitions

  1. aliphatic compound

Ancestry of “alifaattinen yhdiste”, step by step

alifaattinen yhdiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alifaattinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalifaattinenaliphatic
2Ancient Greekἄλειφαρunguent, anointing oil, oil, fat; pitch, resin
3Ancient GreekἀλείφωTo anoint someone else; To anoint oneself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-to pour, anoint

via Finnish yhdiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdistecompound; union; join
2Finnishyhdistääto connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate
3Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλείφω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ →