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Where does “benzofluorene” come from?

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

benzofluorene (English): Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic...

Ancestry of “benzofluorene”, step by step

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