Where does “бензи́н” come from?
бензи́н (Russian) comes from German Benzin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “бензи́н”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 2 | German | -īn | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “бензи́н”