Where does “opiate” come from?

Opiate comes from Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiatus, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, derived from ὀπός or ὁπός meaning juice or sap.

opiate (English): Relating to, resembling, or containing opium;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, resembling, or containing opium;...

Ancestry of “opiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishopiate
2Medieval Latinopiatusopiate
3Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
4Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opiate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-