Etymology

benzoquinone

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Today it means: Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives. Full definition →

English quinone ← German Keton ← Middle French benjoin
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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. Englishquinine
  20. Englishquinic
  21. GermanKeton
  22. Englishketone
  23. Englishquinone
  24. English todaybenzoquinone

From benzo- + quinone.

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