Where does “nitraniline” come from?
nitraniline (English) comes from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nitraniline (English): Any of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline
Definitions
- Any of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline
Ancestry of “nitraniline”, step by step
nitraniline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nitro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 2 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 3 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 4 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 5 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 6 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |