Where does “deoxybenzoin” come from?

deoxybenzoin (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

deoxybenzoin (English): benzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed

Definitions

  1. benzyl phenyl ketone, which can be considered as benzoin with one oxygen atom removed

Ancestry of “deoxybenzoin”, step by step

deoxybenzoin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
2Chinese
3Mandarin德意志
4GermanDeutschGerman
5Old High Germandiutsch
6Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
7Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
8Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
9Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
10Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via English Oxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOxyOccidental College
2EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
3Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
4Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
5Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English benzoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
2Middle Frenchbenjoin
3Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
4Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō