'anilide-derived' is formed in Modern English from the noun 'anilide' combined with the past-participle adjective-forming pattern 'derived' (from 'derive'). 'Anilide' itself comes from 'aniline' plus the chemical suffix '-ide'; 'aniline' ultimately traces to Portuguese 'anil' (through Arabic 'an-nil').

'anilide' was coined in chemical nomenclature from 'aniline' + suffix '-ide'; 'aniline' entered European languages from Portuguese 'anil', borrowed via Arabic 'an-nil' meaning 'indigo', and the compound adjective 'anilide-derived' is a modern English formation meaning 'derived from anilide'.

Initially the element 'anilide' referred specifically to derivatives of aniline in organic chemistry; the compound adjective 'anilide-derived' has come to mean any compound or substituent that is derived from or related to anilide, retaining that original chemical sense.