Where does “pikriinihappo” come from?

pikriinihappo (Finnish) comes from Finnish happo, from Russian Агапий, from Old East Slavic Ага́пии, from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος, from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω — to show affection for the dead; to treat with...

pikriinihappo (Finnish): picric acid

Definitions

  1. picric acid

Ancestry of “pikriinihappo”, step by step

pikriinihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish happo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
2RussianАгапий—
3Old East SlavicАга́пии—
4Old Church SlavonicАга́пии—
5Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος—
6Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...

via English picric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicricDesignating a type of bitter yellow acid
2Frenchpicriquepicric
3Ancient Greekπικρόςpointed, sharp, keen; pungent, acrid; sharp, keen
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии →