Where does “trivinylbenzene” come from?

trivinylbenzene (English) comes from English vinylbenzene, from English benzene, from English benzine, from German Benzin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

trivinylbenzene (English): An organic compound with the formula CH

Definitions

  1. An organic compound with the formula CH

Ancestry of “trivinylbenzene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvinylbenzenestyrene
2EnglishbenzeneAn aromatic hydrocarbon of formula CH whose...
3Englishbenzinebenzene; any flammable petroleum distillate used...
4GermanBenzinpetrol, gasoline
5German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from German -īn
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