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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

  1. Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid

Ancestry of “anthranilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanthranilicOf or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its...
2EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
3Portugueseanilindigo
4Arabicنِيلindigo
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →