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Where does “benjamin” come from?

benjamin (English) comes from English benzoin, from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].

benjamin (English): A balsamic resin from the bark of "Styrax" trees...

Definitions

  1. A balsamic resin from the bark of "Styrax" trees...

Ancestry of “benjamin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
2Middle Frenchbenjoin—
3Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
4Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]—

Words derived from “benjamin”

  • benny
Every word from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]] →