Where does “jalosilikaatti” come from?

jalosilikaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalo — noble; fine, refined.

jalosilikaatti (Finnish): Mineral belonging to a group of silicate minerals...

Definitions

  1. Mineral belonging to a group of silicate minerals...

Ancestry of “jalosilikaatti”, step by step

jalosilikaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined

via Finnish silikaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilikaattisilicate
Every word from Finnish jalo
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