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Where does “etikkahappo” come from?

etikkahappo (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.

etikkahappo (Finnish): acetic acid

Definitions

  1. acetic acid

Ancestry of “etikkahappo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetikkavinegar
2Swedishättikavinegar
3Old Norseedik—
4Dutchedikvinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a...
5Middle Dutchedicvinegar
6Old Dutchetig—
7Proto-Germanic*atek—
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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