Where does “fenthead” come from?

fenthead (English) comes from English fent, from English fentanyl, from English anilide, from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل — to lead.

fenthead (English): A person who is addicted to or regularly uses fentanyl

Definitions

  1. A person who is addicted to or regularly uses fentanyl

Ancestry of “fenthead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfentA slit or crack; A remnant; an odd piece left...
2EnglishfentanylA synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic CHNO with...
3EnglishanilideAny organic compound derived from an oxoacid by...
4EnglishanilineThe simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by...
5EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
6Portugueseanilindigo
7Arabicنِيلindigo
8Persianنیلindigo
9Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
10Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
11Sanskritनीलof a dark color
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-Every word from Sanskrit नीलEvery word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫
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