Where does “hiilitetrabromidi” come from?

hiilitetrabromidi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tetrabromidi, from Finnish tetra-, from Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- — four.

hiilitetrabromidi (Finnish): tetrabromomethane

Definitions

  1. tetrabromomethane

Ancestry of “hiilitetrabromidi”, step by step

hiilitetrabromidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tetrabromidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtetrabromiditetrabromide
2Finnishtetra-tetra
3Ancient Greekτετρᾰ-four

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- →
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