Where does “бензонасос” come from?
бензонасос (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian бензин, from French benzine, 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.
бензонасос (Ukrainian): petrol pump
Definitions
- petrol pump
Ancestry of “бензонасос”, step by step
бензонасос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian бензин
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | бензин | petrol, gasoline |
| 2 | French | benzine | benzene; petrol |
| 3 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 4 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Ukrainian насо́с
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | насо́с | pump |