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
Ancestry of “mantelihappo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | manteli | almond |
| 2 | Swedish | mandel | an almond, a kind of nut; a tonsil |
| 3 | German | mandel | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | mandel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mandala | almond |
| 6 | Latin | amygdala | almond tree; almond; tonsil |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀμυγδάλη | almond; peach stone |