Where does “liitännäisaine” come from?

liitännäisaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitännäinen, from Finnish liitäntä, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

liitännäisaine (Finnish): adjuvant additive that enhances the efficacy of a pesticide

Definitions

  1. adjuvant additive that enhances the efficacy of a pesticide

Ancestry of “liitännäisaine”, step by step

liitännäisaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liitännäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitännäinenplug-in; associative
2Finnishliitäntäinterface, connection
3Finnishliittääto join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,...
4Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak
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