Where does “vertailuelektrodi” come from?

vertailuelektrodi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertailu, from Finnish vertailla, from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertailuelektrodi (Finnish): reference electrode

Definitions

  1. reference electrode

Ancestry of “vertailuelektrodi”, step by step

vertailuelektrodi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vertailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertailucomparison
2FinnishvertaillaTo compare
3Finnishverratato compare, contrast
4Finnishvertamatch equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions
5Proto-Finnicvertamatch equal or superior in comparison
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish elektrodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelektrodielectrode
2Englishelectrodethe terminal through which electric current...
3Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
4Proto-Hellenic*hodós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-