Where does “kanelihappo” come from?

kanelihappo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaneli, from Swedish kanel, from Italian cannella, from Italian -ello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kanelihappo (Finnish): cinnamic acid

Definitions

  1. cinnamic acid

Ancestry of “kanelihappo”, step by step

kanelihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaneli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanelicinnamon
2Swedishkanelcinnamon, a spice
3Italiancannellacinnamon; faucet, household water tap, spigot
4Italian-elloAlterative suffix used to form...
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish happo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
2RussianАгапий
3Old East SlavicАга́пии
4Old Church SlavonicАга́пии
5Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος
6Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin -ellus