Where does “sufentanil” come from?

sufentanil (English) comes from English -fentanil, from English fentanyl, from English anilide, from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل — to lead.

sufentanil (English): An opioid analgesic that is administered intravenously in the form of its citrate C22H30N2O2S·C6H8O7 as an anesthetic or an anesthetic adjuvant

Definitions

  1. An opioid analgesic that is administered intravenously in the form of its citrate C22H30N2O2S·C6H8O7 as an anesthetic or an anesthetic adjuvant

Ancestry of “sufentanil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-fentanilUsed to form names of fentanyl derivatives acting...
2EnglishfentanylA synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic CHNO with...
3EnglishanilideAny organic compound derived from an oxoacid by...
4EnglishanilineThe simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by...
5EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
6Portugueseanilindigo
7Arabicنِيلindigo
8Persianنیلindigo
9Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
10Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
11Sanskritनीलof a dark color
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-Every word from Sanskrit नीलEvery word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫