Where does “borabenzene” come from?
borabenzene (English) comes from English benzene, from English benzine, from German Benzin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
borabenzene (English): A heteroaromatic compound in which a carbon atom...
Definitions
- A heteroaromatic compound in which a carbon atom...
Ancestry of “borabenzene”, step by step
borabenzene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English bora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bora | A initiation ceremony for males among the... |
| 2 | Assamese | বৰা | bara fried ground pulse |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वराह | boar, hog, pig, wild boar; cloud; bull |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अवतार | avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki) |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |