Where does “koeputkihedelmöitys” come from?
koeputkihedelmöitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish koeputki, from Finnish koe, from Finnish kokea, from Proto-Finnic kokedak, from Proto-Uralic koke-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
koeputkihedelmöitys (Finnish): in vitro fertilization
Definitions
- in vitro fertilization
Ancestry of “koeputkihedelmöitys”, step by step
koeputkihedelmöitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koeputki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koeputki | test tube |
| 2 | Finnish | koe | experiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam |
| 3 | Finnish | kokea | to experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kokedak | to (go) take a look at |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | koke- | see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Finnish hedelmöitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hedelmöitys | fertilization, conception |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmöittää | to impregnate, fertilize |
| 3 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |