Where does “peittausaine” come from?

peittausaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish peittaus, from Finnish peitata, from Finnish peitta, from Swedish beta, from Swedish bete, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha — Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns.

peittausaine (Finnish): mordant, dressing agent

Definitions

  1. mordant, dressing agent

Ancestry of “peittausaine”, step by step

peittausaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peittaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeittauspickling, tanning
2Finnishpeitatato pickle, tan
3Finnishpeittamordant
4Swedishbetabeta; the Greek letter Β, β; a beta version of a...
5Swedishbetebait; what an animal eats when grazing; tusk
6Swedishbeto ask for, request someone else to do something;...
7SwedishbedjaDated form of be
8Portuguesevelhafeminine singular of velho; female equivalent of...
9Portuguesevelhoold; ancient; old; aged; old
10Old Portuguesevelho
11Late Latinveclus
12Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
13Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
14Proto-Italic-olos
15Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Italic -elos