Where does “beetakaroteeni” come from?

beetakaroteeni (Finnish) comes from Finnish beeta, from Ancient Greek βῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.

beetakaroteeni (Finnish): beta-carotene

Definitions

  1. beta-carotene

Ancestry of “beetakaroteeni”, step by step

beetakaroteeni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish beeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbeetabeta
2Ancient Greekβῆταbeta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the...
3Phoenician𐤁𐤕house
4Proto-Semiticbayt-house

via Finnish karoteeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaroteenicarotene
Every word from Proto-Semitic bayt-Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕Every word from Ancient Greek βῆτα