Where does “benjoin” come from?
benjoin (Middle French) comes from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].
Ancestry of “benjoin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | benjuí | benzoin |
| 2 | Arabic | [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]] | — |
benjoin (Middle French) comes from Spanish benjuí, from Arabic [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]].
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | benjuí | benzoin |
| 2 | Arabic | [[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]] | — |