Where does “indirubin” come from?

indirubin (English) comes from English indigo, from Dutch indigo, from Latin indicum, from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁.

indirubin (English): A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo...

Definitions

  1. A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo...

Ancestry of “indirubin”, step by step

indirubin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English indigo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindigoA purplish-blue colour; An indigo-colored dye...
2DutchindigoThe colour indigo; indigo-coloured
3Latinindicumgenitive plural of index; inflection of...
4LatinIndicusof India
5Ancient GreekἰνδικόςIndian, Indic
6Ancient GreekἸνδία
7Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
8Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
9Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
10Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
11Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
12Sanskritसिन्धु॑

via Latin ruber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
2Proto-Italicruðrosred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰušEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ