Where does “anthranilate” come from?
anthranilate (English) comes from English anthranilic, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
anthranilate (English): Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid
Definitions
- Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid
Ancestry of “anthranilate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anthranilic | Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its... |
| 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 |