Where does “morphide” come from?
morphide (English) comes from English morphine, from French morphine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
morphide (English): A morphine derivative, used in combination with a prefix such as chloro
Definitions
- A morphine derivative, used in combination with a prefix such as chloro
Ancestry of “morphide”, step by step
morphide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morphine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morphine | A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids |
| 2 | French | morphine | morphine |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English Ide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 2 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 3 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 4 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 8 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |