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Where does “-orphine” come from?

-orphine (English) comes from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

-orphine (English): Used to form names of morphinan derivates used as...

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of morphinan derivates used as...

Ancestry of “-orphine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
2French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
3French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
4Middle French-é—
5Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “-orphine”

  • naltrexone
  • nalorphine
  • methylnaltrexone
  • diacetylnalorphine
  • naloxone
  • nal-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →