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Where does “nikkelöinti” come from?

nikkelöinti (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikkelöidä, from Finnish nikkeli, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nikkelöinti (Finnish): nickeling

Definitions

  1. nickeling

Ancestry of “nikkelöinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnikkelöidäto nickel
2Finnishnikkelinickel
3SwedishNickel—
4Swedishkopparnickel—
5Germankupfernickel—
6Germankupfer—
7Middle High Germankupfer—
8Old High Germankupfarcopper
9Latincūprum—
10Latincȳprium—
11Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
12Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
13Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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