Where does “парафин” come from?

парафин (Russian) comes from German Paraffin, from Latin affinis, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

парафин (Russian): paraffin; paraffin wax

Definitions

  1. paraffin; paraffin wax

Ancestry of “парафин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParaffinparaffin, alkane
2Latinaffinisneighbouring, allied to, kindred
3LatinAdtoward, to
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat
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