Where does “benzinbetrieben” come from?

benzinbetrieben (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.

benzinbetrieben (German): petrol-powered

Definitions

  1. petrol-powered

Ancestry of “benzinbetrieben”, step by step

benzinbetrieben 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 betrieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetriebenpast participle of betreiben; operated
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from German -īn →