Where does “hydroxytetracaine” come from?

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

hydroxytetracaine (English): An anesthetic drug

Definitions

  1. An anesthetic drug

Ancestry of “hydroxytetracaine”, step by step

hydroxytetracaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tetracaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetracaineA crystalline basic ester CHNO that is closely...
2English-caineA synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
3German-kain
4GermanKokaincocaine
5EnglishcocaineAn addictive drug derived from coca or prepared...
6English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
7French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
8Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
9Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
10Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
11Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
12Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English hydroxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
2EnglishOxyOccidental College
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine