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

  1. selenium dioxide

Ancestry of “seleenidioksidi”, step by step

seleenidioksidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish dioksidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdioksididioxide
2EnglishdioxideAny oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each...
3EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
4FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
5Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
6Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
7Latinaceōto be sour
8Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Finnish seleeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseleeniselenium
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-