Where does “titaanidioksidi” come from?
titaanidioksidi (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.
titaanidioksidi (Finnish): titanium oxide
Ancestry of “titaanidioksidi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |