Where does “oxycodone” come from?
Oxycodone comes from English oxy- combined with codeine, which derives from French codéine, from Ancient Greek κοτύλη meaning "small cup," with the chemical suffix -ine from Latin -inus ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.
oxycodone (English): A synthetic analgesic drug that is similar to...
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- A synthetic analgesic drug that is similar to...
Ancestry of “oxycodone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 2 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 3 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 4 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 5 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 6 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 7 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |