Where does “mikrokemia” come from?

mikrokemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikro, from Finnish mikroaaltouuni, from English microwave oven — An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.

mikrokemia (Finnish): microchemistry

Definitions

  1. microchemistry

Ancestry of “mikrokemia”, step by step

mikrokemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mikro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikromicrowave, microwave oven; microcomputer
2FinnishmikroaaltouuniA microwave oven
3Englishmicrowave ovenAn oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it

via Finnish kemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkemiachemistry; interpersonal relationship
2New Latinchēmīa
Every word from English microwave ovenEvery word from Finnish mikroaaltouuniEvery word from Finnish mikro