Where does “mikrobilääke” come from?
mikrobilääke (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
mikrobilääke (Finnish): antimicrobial
Definitions
- antimicrobial
Ancestry of “mikrobilääke”, step by step
mikrobilääke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lääke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lääke | medicine substance, remedy, drug |
| 2 | Finnish | lääkitä | to medicate |
| 3 | Old Swedish | läkia | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lēkinōną | to heal, to cure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish mikrobi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mikrobi | microbe |