Where does “dimetyylisulfoksidi” come from?

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

dimetyylisulfoksidi (Finnish): dimethyl sulfoxide

Definitions

  1. dimethyl sulfoxide

Ancestry of “dimetyylisulfoksidi”, step by step

dimetyylisulfoksidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish dimetyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdimetyylidimethyl containing two methyl groups

via Finnish sulfoksidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulfoksidisulfoxide
Every word from Finnish dimetyyli →