Where does “calmetterokotus” come from?

calmetterokotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokotus, from Finnish rokottaa, from Finnish rokko, from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

calmetterokotus (Finnish): BCG vaccination

Definitions

  1. BCG vaccination

Ancestry of “calmetterokotus”, step by step

calmetterokotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rokotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokotusvaccination
2FinnishrokottaaTo vaccinate, inoculate
3Finnishrokkopock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
4Finnishnokkosrokkourticaria
5Finnishnokkonennettle; stinging nettle
6Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
7Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish Calmette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishCalmette
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokkaEvery word from Finnish nokkaEvery word from Finnish rokko