Where does “mauvaniline” come from?
mauvaniline (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.
mauvaniline (English): mauveine
Definitions
- mauveine
Ancestry of “mauvaniline”, step by step
mauvaniline 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 mauve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mauve | A bright purple synthetic dye; The colour of this... |
| 2 | French | mauve | mallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull |
| 3 | Middle French | mauve | — |
| 4 | Old French | mave | gull; seagull |
| 5 | Old English | mæw | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |