Where does “metyyliformiaatti” come from?

metyyliformiaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish formiaatti, from English formate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

metyyliformiaatti (Finnish): methyl formate

Definitions

  1. methyl formate

Ancestry of “metyyliformiaatti”, step by step

metyyliformiaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish formiaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishformiaattiformate
2EnglishformateAny salt or ester of formic acid; To assemble...
3English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
4English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
5Anglo-Norman-cie
6Latin-tiaoffice, rank
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish metyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetyylimethyl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós