Where does “dimetyyliasetamidi” come from?

dimetyyliasetamidi (Finnish) comes from Finnish dimetyyli — dimethyl containing two methyl groups.

dimetyyliasetamidi (Finnish): dimethylacetamide

Definitions

  1. dimethylacetamide

Ancestry of “dimetyyliasetamidi”, step by step

dimetyyliasetamidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish dimetyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdimetyylidimethyl containing two methyl groups

via Finnish asetamidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasetamidiacetamide
Every word from Finnish dimetyyli
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