Where does “benzen” come from?
benzen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
benzen (Norwegian Bokmål): benzene
Definitions
- benzene
Ancestry of “benzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | -en | An inflectional suffix forming the definite singular of masculine nouns, corresponding to English “the” |
| 2 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |