Etymology

anileridine

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Today it means: A particular narcotic painkiller. Full definition →

English anil(ine) ← German Anilin ← Portuguese anil
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*neyH-der.?
  2. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  3. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  4. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  5. Portugueseanil
  6. GermanAnilin
  7. Englishanil(ine)
  8. English todayanileridine

From anil(ine) + -eridine (“pethidine derivative”).

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