Where does “nailontrikoo” come from?

nailontrikoo (Finnish) comes from Finnish nailon, from English nylon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

nailontrikoo (Finnish): nylon tricot tricot fabric made of nylon, used e.g. in lingerie and as lining material

Definitions

  1. nylon tricot tricot fabric made of nylon, used e.g. in lingerie and as lining material

Ancestry of “nailontrikoo”, step by step

nailontrikoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nailon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnailonnylon
2EnglishnylonOriginally, the DuPont company trade name for...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Finnish trikoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrikootricot fabric
2Frenchtricotknitting; sweater, jumper; sea krait
3Frenchtricoterto knit
4Middle Frenchtricoter
5Old Frenchtricoterto beat with sticks
6Old Frenchtriquestick, game played with sticks
7Old Frenchestriquebaton; stick; beam
8Middle Dutchstrîkento stroke, to pass (something) over gently
9Old Saxonstrikanto stroke
10Frankishstrīkanto move or pass one thing over another, strike;...
11Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
12Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
13Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate
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