Where does “lidocaïna” come from?
lidocaïna (Catalan) comes from Catalan cocaïna, from Catalan coca, from Spanish coz, from Old Spanish coçe, from Latin calcem — first-person singular present active subjunctive...
lidocaïna (Catalan): lidocaine
Definitions
- lidocaine
Ancestry of “lidocaïna”, step by step
lidocaïna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan cocaïna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cocaïna | cocaine |
| 2 | Catalan | coca | coca pastry typically made and consumed in the Catalan-speaking areas |
| 3 | Spanish | coz | kick |
| 4 | Old Spanish | coçe | — |
| 5 | Latin | calcem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
via Catalan acetanilida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | acetanilida | — |