Where does “maitohappobakteeri” come from?

maitohappobakteeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish maitohappo, from Finnish happo, from Russian Агапий, from Old East Slavic Ага́пии, from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος, from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω — to show affection for the dead; to treat with...

maitohappobakteeri (Finnish): lactic acid bacterium, lactobacterium

Definitions

  1. lactic acid bacterium, lactobacterium

Ancestry of “maitohappobakteeri”, step by step

maitohappobakteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maitohappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitohappolactic acid
2FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
3RussianАгапий
4Old East SlavicАга́пии
5Old Church SlavonicАга́пии
6Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος
7Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...

via Finnish bakteeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbakteeribacterium
2New Latinbactērium
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάωEvery word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии
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