Where does “benzenring” come from?
benzenring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål benzen, 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.
benzenring (Norwegian Bokmål): a benzene ring
Definitions
- a benzene ring
Ancestry of “benzenring”, step by step
benzenring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål benzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | benzen | benzene |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -en | An inflectional suffix forming the definite singular of masculine nouns, corresponding to English “the” |
| 3 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Norwegian Bokmål ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ring | ring; a circular piece of material; The ring,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hringr | ring |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |