Etymology

indene

I1N1D2E1N1E1

Today it means: The bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of cyclopentadiene Full definition →

English ind(igo) ← Dutch indigo ← Spanish índigo
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  2. Sanskritसिन्धु॑ (síndhu)
  3. Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)
  4. Ancient GreekἸνδός (Indós)
  5. Ancient GreekἸνδία (Indía)
  6. Ancient GreekἸνδικός (Indikós)
  7. LatinIndicu
  8. Spanishíndico
  9. Spanishíndigo
  10. Portugueseendego
  11. Spanishíndigo
  12. Dutchindigo
  13. Englishind(igo)
  14. English todayindene

From ind(igo) + -ene.

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