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
- fentanyl
Ancestry of “芬太尼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fentanyl | A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic CHNO with... |
| 2 | English | anilide | Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by... |
| 3 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 4 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 5 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 7 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 8 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 10 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |