Where does “etyyliselluloosa” come from?

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

etyyliselluloosa (Finnish): ethylcellulose

Definitions

  1. ethylcellulose

Ancestry of “etyyliselluloosa”, step by step

etyyliselluloosa 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 selluloosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselluloosacellulose; pulp made of cellulose fibres
Every word from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη →Every word from German -yl →Every word from German Ethyl →