Where does “aniline” come from?
aniline (French) comes from German Anilin, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
aniline (French): aniline
Ancestry of “aniline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Anilin | aniline |
| 2 | Portuguese | anil | indigo |
| 3 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 4 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 5 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
Words derived from “aniline”