Where does “可待因” come from?
可待因 (Chinese) comes from English codeine, from French codéine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
可待因 (Chinese): codeine
Ancestry of “可待因”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | codeine | An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium... |
| 2 | French | codéine | codeine |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |