Where does “elohopeasulfidi” come from?

elohopeasulfidi (Finnish) comes from Finnish elohopea, from Latin argentum vīvum — quicksilver.

elohopeasulfidi (Finnish): mercuric sulfide, HgS

Definitions

  1. mercuric sulfide, HgS

Ancestry of “elohopeasulfidi”, step by step

elohopeasulfidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elohopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishelohopeaA metallic element: mercury, quicksilver,...
2Latinargentum vīvumquicksilver

via Finnish sulfidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulfidisulfide
Every word from Latin argentum vīvum →Every word from Finnish elohopea →