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Where does “apocodeine” come from?

apocodeine (English) 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.

apocodeine (English): An alkaloid with chemical formula CHNO, prepared...

Definitions

  1. An alkaloid with chemical formula CHNO, prepared...

Ancestry of “apocodeine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodeineAn addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium...
2Frenchcodéinecodeine
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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