Where does “aniline” come from?
Aniline comes from German Anilin, formed with the German suffix -in from Andalusian Arabic نيل, derived from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Sanskrit नीला, ultimately from Sanskrit नील meaning indigo dye.
aniline (English): The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by...
Definitions
- The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by...
Ancestry of “aniline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 2 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 3 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 4 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 5 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
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