Where does “laimennusaste” come from?

laimennusaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish aste, from Finnish astua, from Proto-Finnic astudak — to step, to take steps.

laimennusaste (Finnish): degree of dilution

Definitions

  1. degree of dilution

Ancestry of “laimennusaste”, step by step

laimennusaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

via Finnish laimennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaimennusdilution
2Finnishlaimentaato dilute, water down
3Finnishlaimeadilute, diluted; lukewarm, tepid; not very...
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