Where does “etyylialkoholi” come from?

etyylialkoholi (Finnish) comes from Finnish etyyli, from German Ethyl, from German -yl, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη — forest; matter; wood; matter.

etyylialkoholi (Finnish): ethyl alcohol

Definitions

  1. ethyl alcohol

Ancestry of “etyylialkoholi”, step by step

etyylialkoholi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetyyliethyl
2GermanEthylAlternative form of Äthyl
3German-ylyl
4Ancient Greekῡ̔́ληforest; matter; wood; matter

via Finnish alkoholi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkoholialcohol; alcoholic
Every word from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη →Every word from German -yl →Every word from German Ethyl →