Etymology

benzothiophene

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Today it means: A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a thiophene molecule; it occurs in some coal tars and is used in the synthesis of other compounds. 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. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  20. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  21. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  22. Englishthio-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  25. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  26. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  27. Frenchphène
  28. Englishphene
  29. Englishthiophene
  30. English todaybenzothiophene

From benzo- + thiophene.

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