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
aniline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via German Anilin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anilin | aniline |
| 2 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |