Where does “metakryylihappo” come from?
metakryylihappo (Finnish) comes from English methacrylic, from English acrylic, from English acryl, from English acrolein, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
metakryylihappo (Finnish): methacrylic acid
Definitions
- methacrylic acid
Ancestry of “metakryylihappo”, step by step
metakryylihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English methacrylic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methacrylic | Of or pertaining to methacrylic acid or its... |
| 2 | English | acrylic | Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile;... |
| 3 | English | acryl | The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid... |
| 4 | English | acrolein | A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde,... |
| 5 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 6 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |