Where does “röntgendiffraktio” come from?

röntgendiffraktio (Finnish) comes from Finnish diffraktio, from New Latin diffrāctiō, from Latin diffractus, from Latin diffringo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

röntgendiffraktio (Finnish): X-ray diffraction

Definitions

X-ray diffraction

Ancestry of “röntgendiffraktio”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	diffraktio	diffraction
2	New Latin	diffrāctiō	—
3	Latin	diffractus	shattered
4	Latin	diffringo	I shatter
5	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6	Latin	calceus	shoe
7	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
8	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →