Where does “viinietikka” come from?
viinietikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish etikka, from Swedish ättika, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
viinietikka (Finnish): wine vinegar
Definitions
- wine vinegar
Ancestry of “viinietikka”, step by step
viinietikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etikka | vinegar |
| 2 | Swedish | ättika | vinegar |
| 3 | Old Norse | edik | — |
| 4 | Dutch | edik | vinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | edic | vinegar |
| 6 | Old Dutch | etig | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *atek | — |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 9 | French | -ate | ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |