Where does “-cain-” come from?
-cain- (English) comes from English lidocaine, from English acetanilide, from English anilide, from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل — to lead.
Ancestry of “-cain-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lidocaine | A crystalline compound, that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent |
| 2 | English | acetanilide | the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline;... |
| 3 | English | anilide | Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by... |
| 4 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 5 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 6 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 8 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 9 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 11 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |