Where does “lyijybensa” come from?
lyijybensa (Finnish) comes from Finnish bensa, from Finnish bensiini, from Swedish bensin, from German Benzin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “lyijybensa”, step by step
lyijybensa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bensa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bensa | gas, gasoline, petrol |
| 2 | Finnish | bensiini | gasoline US, petrol UK |
| 3 | Swedish | bensin | gasoline, petrol |
| 4 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 5 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |