Where does “pentazocine” come from?

pentazocine (English) comes from English pentenyl, from English pentene, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō — shoe.

pentazocine (English): A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth

Definitions

  1. A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth

Ancestry of “pentazocine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentenylAny radical derived from a pentene
2EnglishpenteneAny of several isomeric alkenes having five...
3EnglishpentConfinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,...
4EnglishpenAn enclosure used to contain domesticated...
5EnglishpenetrationThe act of penetrating something; Specifically,...
6Middle Englishpenetracioun
7Old Frenchpenetracïonpenetration (act, instance of penetrating)
8Latinpenetrātiōpiercing, penetration
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
Every word from Latin calceus