Anil

Morpheme

Anil

Type

free base

Denotation

indigo, dark blue

Etymology

Middle French anil; Portuguese anil; Arabic nīl, an-nil, from al-nil; Persian nil, nila; Sanskrit nīla

Evidence

anil, aniline, anilino-, anilinophil, anilinophilous, leucaniline

Notes

<l> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable