Where does “ketjusilikaatti” come from?

ketjusilikaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjusilikaatti (Finnish): single chain inosilicate

Definitions

  1. single chain inosilicate

Ancestry of “ketjusilikaatti”, step by step

ketjusilikaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish silikaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilikaattisilicate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Swedish kedja