Etymology

parabenzoquinone

Today it means: One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone. Full definition →

English quinone ← German Keton ← Middle French benjoin
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  11. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  12. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  13. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  14. Old Javanesejawa
  15. Old JavaneseJawi
  16. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  17. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  18. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  19. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  20. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  21. Catalanbenjuí
  22. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  23. Englishbenzoin
  24. Englishbenzo-
  25. Englishquinine
  26. Englishquinic
  27. GermanKeton
  28. Englishketone
  29. Englishquinone
  30. English todayparabenzoquinone

From para- + benzo- + quinone.

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