Etymology

anilinonaphthalene

Today it means: Any anilino derivative of naphthalene Full definition →

English naphthalene ← Latin naphtha ← Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)
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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. Englishaniline
  8. Englishanilino-
  9. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  10. Old Persian*naftah
  11. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  12. Latinnaphtha
  13. Englishnaphth(a)
  14. Englishnaphthalene
  15. English todayanilinonaphthalene

From anilino- + naphthalene.

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