Where does “pintakemia” come from?

pintakemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta, from Proto-Finnic pinta, from Proto-Germanic spindaz — fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow.

pintakemia (Finnish): surface chemistry

Definitions

  1. surface chemistry

Ancestry of “pintakemia”, step by step

pintakemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

via Finnish kemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkemiachemistry; interpersonal relationship
2New Latinchēmīa—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →
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