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Where does “naloxone” come from?

naloxone (English) comes from English nal-, from English nalorphine, from English -orphine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

naloxone (English): An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the...

Definitions

  1. An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the...

Ancestry of “naloxone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnal-Used to form names of opioid receptor antagonists...
2EnglishnalorphineA drug used to reverse opioid overdose
3English-orphineUsed to form names of morphinan derivates used as...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle French-é—
8Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-Italic-ā—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “naloxone”

  • naltrexone
  • methylnaltrexone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →