Where does “nikkelimyrkytys” come from?
nikkelimyrkytys (Finnish) comes 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, from Latin cūprum — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
nikkelimyrkytys (Finnish): nickel poisoning; Getting shot
Definitions
- nickel poisoning; Getting shot
Ancestry of “nikkelimyrkytys”, step by step
nikkelimyrkytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nikkeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nikkeli | nickel |
| 2 | Swedish | Nickel | nickel (chemical element) |
| 3 | Swedish | kopparnickel | — |
| 4 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 5 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 6 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 7 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 8 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 9 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |