Where does “kaliumformiaatti” come from?

kaliumformiaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish formiaatti, from English formate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

kaliumformiaatti (Finnish): potassium formate salt of formic acid, formula CHKO2

Definitions

  1. potassium formate salt of formic acid, formula CHKO2

Ancestry of “kaliumformiaatti”, step by step

kaliumformiaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish formiaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishformiaattiformate
2EnglishformateAny salt or ester of formic acid; To assemble...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaliumpotassium
2GermanKaliumpotassium
3GermanKalipotash
4Arabicقِلْي
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós
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