Where does “elohopeayhdiste” come from?
elohopeayhdiste (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdiste, from Finnish yhdistää, from Finnish -istaa — -ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
elohopeayhdiste (Finnish): mercury compound, compound of mercury
Definitions
- mercury compound, compound of mercury
Ancestry of “elohopeayhdiste”, step by step
elohopeayhdiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhdiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdiste | compound; union; join |
| 2 | Finnish | yhdistää | to connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate |
| 3 | Finnish | -istaa | -ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,... |
via Finnish elohopea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elohopea | A metallic element: mercury, quicksilver,... |
| 2 | Latin | argentum vīvum | quicksilver |