Where does “sulfaniilihappo” come from?
sulfaniilihappo (Finnish) comes from English sulfanilic, from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 — to lead.
sulfaniilihappo (Finnish): sulfanilic acid
Definitions
- sulfanilic acid
Ancestry of “sulfaniilihappo”, step by step
sulfaniilihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sulfanilic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfanilic | Of or pertaining to sulfanilic acid |
| 2 | English | aniline | The simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by... |
| 3 | English | anil | The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from... |
| 4 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 5 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 6 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |