Where does “インデン” come from?
インデン (Japanese) comes from English indene, from English indigo, from Dutch indigo, from Latin indicum, from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός.
インデン (Japanese): indene
Ancestry of “インデン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | indene | The bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene... |
| 2 | English | indigo | A purplish-blue colour; An indigo-colored dye... |
| 3 | Dutch | indigo | The colour indigo; indigo-coloured |
| 4 | Latin | indicum | genitive plural of index; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | Indicus | of India |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἰνδικός | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 10 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 13 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |