Where does “bensin” come from?
bensin (Swedish) 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.
bensin (Swedish): gasoline, petrol
Definitions
- gasoline, petrol
Ancestry of “bensin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 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 “bensin”
- bensiin
- bensiini
- bensindunk
- bensinmack
- bensinpris
- bensinstation
- liuotinbensiini
- lakkabensiini
- superbensiini
- bensiinitankki
- bensiinikäyttöinen
- bensa
- bensiinisäiliö
- bensiinikortti
- bensiinivero
- bensiinikuponki
- bensiininkulutus
- bensiinimoottori
- bensiinipula
- bensiinigallona
- bensiiniasema
- bensiinijaam
- bensiinimittari
- biobensiini