Where does “sekundäärinen alkoholi” come from?
sekundäärinen alkoholi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sekundäärinen, from French secondaire, from Latin secundārius, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
sekundäärinen alkoholi (Finnish): secondary alcohol
Definitions
- secondary alcohol
Ancestry of “sekundäärinen alkoholi”, step by step
sekundäärinen alkoholi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sekundäärinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sekundäärinen | Alternative form of sekundaarinen |
| 2 | French | secondaire | secondary |
| 3 | Latin | secundārius | second-class, second-rate, of inferior quality |
| 4 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Finnish alkoholi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkoholi | alcohol; alcoholic |