Where does “nīlōticus” come from?
nīlōticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Νειλώτης, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
Ancestry of “nīlōticus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Νειλώτης | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νεῖλος | river valley |
| 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 |