Where does “seleenidioksidi” come from?
seleenidioksidi (Finnish) comes from Finnish dioksidi, from English dioxide, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō — sharp.
seleenidioksidi (Finnish): selenium dioxide
Definitions
- selenium dioxide
Ancestry of “seleenidioksidi”, step by step
seleenidioksidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish dioksidi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | dioksidi | dioxide |
| 2 | English | dioxide | Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each... |
| 3 | English | oxide | A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another... |
| 4 | French | oxide | Obsolete spelling of oxyde |
| 5 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 6 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 7 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |