Where does “benzochinon” come from?

benzochinon (Polish) comes from Polish benzen, from French benzène — benzene.

benzochinon (Polish): benzoquinone

Definitions

  1. benzoquinone

Ancestry of “benzochinon”, step by step

benzochinon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish benzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbenzenbenzene
2Frenchbenzènebenzene

via Polish chinon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchinonquinone
2GermanChinon—
Every word from French benzène →Every word from Polish benzen →