Where does “ベンゾール” come from?

ベンゾール (Japanese) comes from German Benzol, from English benzo-, from English benzoin, from Middle French benjoin, from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].

ベンゾール (Japanese): benzene

Definitions

  1. benzene

Ancestry of “ベンゾール”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBenzolbenzene
2Englishbenzo-Related to benzene or benzoic acid
3EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
4Middle Frenchbenjoin—
5Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
6Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]—
Every word from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]] →Every word from English benzo- →Every word from Spanish benjuí →