Where does “hexylcaine” come from?

hexylcaine (English) comes from English -caine, from German -kain, from German Kokain, from English cocaine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

hexylcaine (English): A particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic

Definitions

  1. A particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic

Ancestry of “hexylcaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-caineA synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
2German-kain
3GermanKokaincocaine
4EnglishcocaineAn addictive drug derived from coca or prepared...
5English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine