Where does “Benzintank” come from?
Benzintank (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.
Benzintank (German): petrol tank / gas tank
Definitions
- petrol tank / gas tank
Ancestry of “Benzintank”, step by step
Benzintank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German tank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tank | singular imperative of tanken; first-person... |
| 2 | English | tank | A closed container for liquids or gases; An open... |
| 3 | Portuguese | tanque | tank; cistern; a sink used for laundry |
| 4 | Gujarati | ટાંકી | cistern, underwater water reservour |
| 5 | Prakrit | 𑀝𑀁𑀓 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | टङ्क | fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};... |