Where does “芬太尼” come from?

芬太尼 (Chinese) comes from English fentanyl, from English anilide, from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل — to lead.

芬太尼 (Chinese): fentanyl

Definitions

  1. fentanyl

Ancestry of “芬太尼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfentanylA synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic CHNO with...
2EnglishanilideAny organic compound derived from an oxoacid by...
3EnglishanilineThe simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by...
4EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
5Portugueseanilindigo
6Arabicنِيلindigo
7Persianنیلindigo
8Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
9Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
10Sanskritनीलof a dark color
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-