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
- A person who is addicted to or regularly uses fentanyl
Ancestry of “fenthead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fent | A slit or crack; A remnant; an odd piece left... |
| 2 | English | fentanyl | A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic CHNO with... |
| 3 | English | anilide | Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by... |
| 4 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 5 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 6 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 8 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 9 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 11 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |