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Where does “levobupivacaine” come from?

levobupivacaine (English) comes from English bupivacaine, from English Novocaine, from English -caine, from German -kain, from German Kokain, from English cocaine, from English -ine, from French -ine.

levobupivacaine (English): A particular local anesthetic drug

Definitions

  1. A particular local anesthetic drug

Ancestry of “levobupivacaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbupivacaineA local anesthetic CHNO that is like lidocaine in...
2EnglishNovocainealteration of "Novocaine"
3English-caineA synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic
4German-kain—
5GermanKokaincocaine
6EnglishcocaineAn addictive drug derived from coca or prepared...
7English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
8French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
9French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
10Middle French-é—
11Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
12Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
13Proto-Italic-ā—
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →