Where does “narco” come from?
Narco comes from English narcotic, derived from French narcolepsie, from Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω meaning to benumb, ultimately from Ancient Greek νάρκη meaning numbness or torpor.
narco (English): Narcotics; A South American drug baron; A police...
Definitions
- Narcotics; A South American drug baron; A police...
Ancestry of “narco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narcoleptic | One who suffers from narcolepsy; Pertaining to... |
| 2 | English | narco- | Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “narco”
- narcological
- narcotraffic
- narcology
- narcoterror
- narcotherapy
- narcologist
- narcocracy
- narcoguerrilla
- narcoeconomy
- narcohypnosis
- narcohypnotic
- narcoanalyst
- narcoanalytical
- narcosynthetic
- narcomilitary
- narcobourgeoisie
- narcobourgeois
- narcotherapeutic
- narcosuggestion
- narcopathic
- narcoanalytic
- narcoviolence
- narcodictatorship
- narcosub