Where does “noroxycodone” come from?

noroxycodone (English) comes from English oxycodone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

noroxycodone (English): The oxycodone metabolite (4R,4aS,7aR,12bS)-4a-hydroxy-9-methoxy-1,2,3,4,5,6,7a,13-octahydro-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-7-one

Definitions

  1. The oxycodone metabolite (4R,4aS,7aR,12bS)-4a-hydroxy-9-methoxy-1,2,3,4,5,6,7a,13-octahydro-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-7-one

Ancestry of “noroxycodone”, step by step

noroxycodone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oxycodone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxycodoneA synthetic analgesic drug that is similar to...
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētumvinegar
8French-ateate
9Latin-ātused
10Proto-Italic-ātos
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English NOR

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNORA binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation...
2Middle Englishnauther
3Middle Englishnoþer
4Old Englishnāwþerneither
5Old Englishnāhwæþerneither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos