Where does “puolisynteettinen” come from?
puolisynteettinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish synteettinen, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
puolisynteettinen (Finnish): semisynthetic
Definitions
- semisynthetic
Ancestry of “puolisynteettinen”, step by step
puolisynteettinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish synteettinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | synteettinen | synthetic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συνθετικός | skilled in putting together, constructive;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |