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Where does “кероси́н” come from?

кероси́н (Russian) comes from English kerosene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “кероси́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeroseneA petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “кероси́н”

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