Where does “Benzinmotor” come from?

Benzinmotor (German) comes 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.

Benzinmotor (German): gasoline engine (US), petrol engine (UK)

Definitions

  1. gasoline engine (US), petrol engine (UK)

Ancestry of “Benzinmotor”, step by step

Benzinmotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Benzin

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

via German motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmotorengine mechanical device
2Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from German -īn →