Where does “etyylimetyyliselluloosa” come from?

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

etyylimetyyliselluloosa (Finnish): ethyl methyl cellulose

Definitions

  1. ethyl methyl cellulose

Ancestry of “etyylimetyyliselluloosa”, step by step

etyylimetyyliselluloosa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etyyli

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

via Finnish selluloosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselluloosacellulose; pulp made of cellulose fibres

via Finnish metyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetyylimethyl
Every word from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη
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