Where does “teikkohappo” come from?

teikkohappo (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...

teikkohappo (Finnish): teichoic acid

Definitions

  1. teichoic acid

Ancestry of “teikkohappo”, step by step

teikkohappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish happo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
2RussianАгапий—
3Old East SlavicАга́пии—
4Old Church SlavonicАга́пии—
5Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος—
6Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...

via Ancient Greek τεῖχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεῖχοςmound, earth works; wall; fortified city
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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