Where does “polyaniline” come from?
polyaniline (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.
polyaniline (English): An electrically conducting polymer of aniline
Definitions
- An electrically conducting polymer of aniline
Ancestry of “polyaniline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |