Where does “bensiini” come from?

bensiini (Finnish) comes from Swedish bensin, 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.

bensiini (Finnish): gasoline US, petrol UK

Definitions

  1. gasoline US, petrol UK

Ancestry of “bensiini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbensingasoline, petrol
2GermanBenzinpetrol, gasoline
3German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “bensiini

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from German -īn
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