Etymology

benzonaphthothiophene

Today it means: A polycyclic heterocycle, containing a thiophene ring linked to that of benzene and naphthalene, found in crude oils Full definition →

English thiophene ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  20. Old Persian*naftah
  21. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  22. Latinnaphtha
  23. Englishnaphtha
  24. Englishnaphtho-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  26. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  27. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  28. Englishthio-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  32. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  33. Frenchphène
  34. Englishphene
  35. Englishthiophene
  36. English todaybenzonaphthothiophene

From benzo- + naphtho- + thiophene.

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