Where does “benzoin” come from?

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

benzoin (English): A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...

Definitions

  1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...

Ancestry of “benzoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbenjoin—
2Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
3Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]—

Words derived from “benzoin”

Every word from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]] →Every word from Spanish benjuí →Every word from Middle French benjoin →