Where does “Benzinkanister” come from?
Benzinkanister (German) comes from German Kanister, from English canister, from Middle English canister, from Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Benzinkanister (German): fuel jerrycan; gasoline can
Definitions
- fuel jerrycan; gasoline can
Ancestry of “Benzinkanister”, step by step
Benzinkanister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kanister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanister | jerrycan |
| 2 | English | canister | A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of... |
| 3 | Middle English | canister | — |
| 4 | Latin | canistrum | wicker basket |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάναστρον | wicker basket |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via German Benzin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |