Where does “salpietarihappo” come from?
salpietarihappo (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...
Ancestry of “salpietarihappo”, step by step
salpietarihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish happo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | happo | Any sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that... |
| 2 | Russian | Агапий | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Ага́пии | — |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | Ага́пии | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀγαπάω | to show affection for the dead; to treat with... |
via Finnish salpietari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salpietari | saltpetre, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate |
| 2 | Swedish | salpeter | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sal petrae | salt of the rock |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |