Where does “lidocaine” come from?
lidocaine (English) comes from English acetanilide, from English anilide, from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل — to lead.
lidocaine (English): A crystalline compound, that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent
Definitions
- A crystalline compound, that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent
Ancestry of “lidocaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acetanilide | the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline;... |
| 2 | English | anilide | Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by... |
| 3 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 4 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 5 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 7 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 8 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 10 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |