Where does “lanthopine” come from?

lanthopine (English) comes from English opium, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

lanthopine (English): An alkaloid found in opium

Definitions

  1. An alkaloid found in opium

Ancestry of “lanthopine”, step by step

lanthopine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English opium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopiumA yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained...
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Ancient Greek λανθάνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλανθάνωto escape notice; to cause to forget; to forget
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →