Where does “counternarcotics” come from?
counternarcotics (English) comes from English narcotics, from English narcotic, from Old French narcotique, from Latin narcoticus, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτικός, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
counternarcotics (English): The enforcement of laws against the use or...
Definitions
- The enforcement of laws against the use or...
Ancestry of “counternarcotics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | narcotics | plural of narcotic |
| 2 | English | narcotic | Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces... |
| 3 | Old French | narcotique | sedative; provoking sleep |
| 4 | Latin | narcoticus | narcotic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ναρκωτικός | making stiff or numb, narcotic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |