Where does “бензобак” come from?

бензобак (Russian) comes from Russian бак, from Dutch bakboord, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

бензобак (Russian): gasoline tank, fuel tank

Definitions

  1. gasoline tank, fuel tank

Ancestry of “бензобак”, step by step

бензобак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбакforecastle; container, receptacle; tank
2Dutchbakboordport
3Dutchbaka container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a...
4Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
5Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
6Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
7Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
8Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
9Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
10English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
11Latin-āceusaceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
12Latin-āxish, -y
13Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
14Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
15Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
16Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Russian бензи́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбензи́нgasoline, petrol
2GermanBenzinpetrol, gasoline
3German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius