Where does “grafiittikivi” come from?

grafiittikivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

grafiittikivi (Finnish): lump graphite type of natural graphite that occurs as crystalline aggregate in fissure veins or fractures

Definitions

  1. lump graphite type of natural graphite that occurs as crystalline aggregate in fissure veins or fractures

Ancestry of “grafiittikivi”, step by step

grafiittikivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish grafiitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgrafiittigraphite
Every word from Latin -laEvery word from Finnish kivi