The story
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
- Sanskritसिन्धु॑ (síndhu)
- Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)
- Ancient GreekἸνδός (Indós)
- Ancient GreekἸνδία (Indía)
- Ancient GreekἸνδικός (Indikós)
- LatinIndicu
- Spanishíndico
- Spanishíndigo
- Portugueseendego
- Spanishíndigo
- Dutchindigo
- Englishind(igo)
- Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
- Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
- Latinole(um)
- Englishindo(le)
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmeth(yl)
- Englishac(etic acid)
- English todayindometacin
From indo(le) + meth(yl) + ac(etic acid) + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.