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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

  1. Used to form names of fentanyl derivatives acting...

Ancestry of “-fentanil”, 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

Words derived from “-fentanil”

  • carfentanil
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