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Where does “noroxymorphone” come from?

noroxymorphone (English) comes from English oxymorphone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

noroxymorphone (English): A metabolite of oxycodone that is used as a...

Definitions

  1. A metabolite of oxycodone that is used as a...

Ancestry of “noroxymorphone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxymorphoneA particular narcotic painkiller
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētum—
8French-ate-ate
9Latin-ātus—
10Proto-Italic-ātos—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →