Where does “benzol” come from?

benzol (Dutch) comes from German Benzol, from English benzo-, from English benzoin, from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].

benzol (Dutch): benzene

Definitions

  1. benzene

Ancestry of “benzol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBenzolbenzene
2Englishbenzo-Related to benzene or benzoic acid
3EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
4Middle Frenchbenjoin
5Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
6Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]

Words derived from “benzol

Every word from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]Every word from English benzo-Every word from Spanish benjuí
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