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Where does “nikkeli” come from?

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

nikkeli (Finnish): nickel

Definitions

  1. nickel

Ancestry of “nikkeli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nikkeli”

  • nikkelimalmi
  • nikkelöinti
  • nikkelimyrkytys
  • nikkelöidä
  • niklata
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