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Where does “anthranilic” come from?

anthranilic (English) comes from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

anthranilic (English): Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its...

Ancestry of “anthranilic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
2Portugueseanilindigo
3Arabicنِيلindigo
4Persianنیلindigo
5Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
6Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
7Sanskritनीलof a dark color
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “anthranilic”

  • anthranilate
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