Where does “antioksidantti” come from?

antioksidantti (Finnish) comes from Finnish anti, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

antioksidantti (Finnish): antioxidant

Definitions

  1. antioxidant

Ancestry of “antioksidantti”, step by step

antioksidantti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantioffering, issue; the achieved outcome or result
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish oksidantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksidanttioxidant
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta-Every word from Proto-Finnic antadakEvery word from Finnish antaa