Where does “hydroxyaniline” come from?
hydroxyaniline (English) comes from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
Ancestry of “hydroxyaniline”, step by step
hydroxyaniline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aniline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 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 |
via English hydroxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxy | Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping... |
| 2 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 3 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 4 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |