Where does “anilisme” come from?
anilisme (French) comes from French aniline, from German Anilin, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
anilisme (French): anilism
Ancestry of “anilisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | aniline | aniline |
| 2 | German | Anilin | aniline |
| 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 |