Where does “бензель” come from?
бензель (Russian) comes from Polish pędzel, from German pinsel, from Middle High German bensel, from Old French pincel, from Latin pēnicellus, from Latin pēnicillum, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
бензель (Russian): бе́нзель • m inan; seizing; paintbrush
Definitions
- бе́нзель • m inan; seizing; paintbrush
Ancestry of “бензель”, step by step
бензель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish pędzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pędzel | paintbrush, brush |
| 2 | German | pinsel | paintbrush |
| 3 | Middle High German | bensel | — |
| 4 | Old French | pincel | paintbrush |
| 5 | Latin | pēnicellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēnicillum | A painter's brush |
| 7 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 8 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch benzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | benzel | — |