Where does “fitusýra” come from?

fitusýra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sýra, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

fitusýra (Icelandic): fatty acid

Definitions

  1. fatty acid

Ancestry of “fitusýra”, step by step

fitusýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýraacid; sour whey; acid, LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Icelandic fita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfitafat; fatness; to fatten, make fat
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Icelandic sýra →