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Where does “kivihiili” come from?

kivihiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

kivihiili (Finnish): coal, black coal, bituminous coal

Definitions

  1. coal, black coal, bituminous coal

Ancestry of “kivihiili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

Words derived from “kivihiili”

  • myöhäiskivihiilikausi
  • varhaiskivihiilikausi
  • kivihiilikausi
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