Where does “hiilidioksidiekvivalentti” come from?

hiilidioksidiekvivalentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiilidioksidi, from Finnish dioksidi, from English dioxide, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō — sharp.

hiilidioksidiekvivalentti (Finnish): carbon dioxide equivalent

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide equivalent

Ancestry of “hiilidioksidiekvivalentti”, step by step

hiilidioksidiekvivalentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiilidioksidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilidioksidicarbon dioxide
2Finnishdioksididioxide
3EnglishdioxideAny oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each...
4EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
5FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
6Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
7Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
8Latinaceōto be sour
9Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Finnish ekvivalentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishekvivalenttiequivalent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-