Where does “mantelihappo” come from?

mantelihappo (Finnish) comes from Finnish manteli, from Swedish mandel, from German mandel, from Middle High German mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

mantelihappo (Finnish): mandelic acid

Definitions

  1. mandelic acid

Ancestry of “mantelihappo”, step by step

mantelihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish manteli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmantelialmond
2Swedishmandelan almond, a kind of nut; a tonsil
3Germanmandelalmond
4Middle High Germanmandel—
5Old High Germanmandalaalmond
6Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
7Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

via Finnish happo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
2RussianАгапий—
3Old East SlavicАга́пии—
4Old Church SlavonicАга́пии—
5Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος—
6Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Old High German mandala →