Where does “etikkaeetteri” come from?
etikkaeetteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish etikka, from Swedish ättika, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
etikkaeetteri (Finnish): acetic ether, ethyl acetate
Definitions
- acetic ether, ethyl acetate
Ancestry of “etikkaeetteri”, step by step
etikkaeetteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etikka | vinegar |
| 2 | Swedish | ättika | vinegar |
| 3 | Old Norse | edik | — |
| 4 | Dutch | edik | vinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | edic | vinegar |
| 6 | Old Dutch | etig | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *atek | — |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 9 | French | -ate | ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Finnish eetteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eetteri | ether; aether; radio waves |
| 2 | Swedish | eter | ether |
| 3 | Latin | aethēr | sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |