Where does “bakteerittomuus” come from?

bakteerittomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish bakteeriton, from Finnish bakteeri, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bakteerittomuus (Finnish): The state of having no bacteria

Definitions

  1. The state of having no bacteria

Ancestry of “bakteerittomuus”, step by step

bakteerittomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bakteeriton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbakteeritonabacterial, sterile
2Finnishbakteeribacterium
3New Latinbactērium
4Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
5Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρίαEvery word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον