Where does “benzenediol” come from?
benzenediol (English) comes from English diol, from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office, from Old French office — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
benzenediol (English): Any of the isomeric diphenols derived from...
Definitions
- Any of the isomeric diphenols derived from...
Ancestry of “benzenediol”, step by step
benzenediol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diol | any organic compound having two hydroxy... |
| 2 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 3 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 4 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 5 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 6 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 7 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 8 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 9 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 10 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 11 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 12 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 13 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 14 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 15 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English benzene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | benzene | An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula CH whose... |
| 2 | English | benzine | benzene; any flammable petroleum distillate used... |
| 3 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 4 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |