Where does “-fentanil” come from?
-fentanil (English) 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.
-fentanil (English): Used to form names of fentanyl derivatives acting...
Definitions
- Used to form names of fentanyl derivatives acting...
Ancestry of “-fentanil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “-fentanil”