Where does “etyyliformiaatti” come from?

etyyliformiaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish formiaatti, from English formate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

etyyliformiaatti (Finnish): ethyl formate

Definitions

  1. ethyl formate

Ancestry of “etyyliformiaatti”, step by step

etyyliformiaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish formiaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishformiaattiformate
2EnglishformateAny salt or ester of formic acid; To assemble...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish etyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetyyliethyl
2GermanEthylAlternative form of Äthyl
3German-ylyl
4Ancient Greekῡ̔́ληforest; matter; wood; matter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós