Etymology

benzophenanthridine

Today it means: A tetracyclic aromatic heterocycle composed of a benzene ring fused with a phenanthridine residue Full definition →

English phenanthridine ← French anthracène ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  21. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  22. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  23. Frenchphéno-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  25. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  26. Frenchphényle
  27. Englishphenyl
  28. Englishphen(o)-
  29. Frenchanthracène
  30. Englishanthr(ac)ene
  31. Englishphenanthrene
  32. Englishphenanthridine
  33. English todaybenzophenanthridine

From benzo- + phenanthridine.

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