Where does “hexafluorobenzene” come from?

hexafluorobenzene (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.

hexafluorobenzene (English): The perfluoro derivative of benzene C6F6

Definitions

  1. The perfluoro derivative of benzene C6F6

Ancestry of “hexafluorobenzene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzeneAn aromatic hydrocarbon of formula CH whose...
2Englishbenzinebenzene; any flammable petroleum distillate used...
3GermanBenzinpetrol, gasoline
4German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-
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