Where does “anilinism” come from?
anilinism (English) comes from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
anilinism (English): A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes...
Definitions
- A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes...
Ancestry of “anilinism”, step by step
anilinism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aniline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 2 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 3 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 4 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 5 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |