Where does “morphinomane” come from?

morphinomane (English) comes from English mane, from Middle English mane, from Old English manu, from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic manō, from Proto-Indo-European mony- — withers, crest, mane; crest, mane.

morphinomane (English): Someone who is addicted to morphine

Definitions

  1. Someone who is addicted to morphine

Ancestry of “morphinomane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaneLonger hair growth on back of neck of an animal,...
2Middle EnglishmaneAlternative form of man; A mane
3Old Englishmanumane
4Proto-West Germanic*manumane
5Proto-Germanicmanōmane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmony-withers, crest, mane; crest, mane

Words derived from “morphinomane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mony- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *manu →