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Where does “Kokain” come from?

Kokain (German) comes from English cocaine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

Kokain (German): cocaine

Definitions

  1. cocaine

Ancestry of “Kokain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcocaineAn addictive drug derived from coca or prepared...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Kokain”

  • bupivacaine
  • lignocaine
  • tetracaine
  • benzocaine
  • levobupivacaine
  • xylocaine
  • amethocaine
  • proxymetacaine
  • amylocaine
  • pramocaine
  • phenacaine
  • Novocaine
  • -caine
  • kokainsüchtig
  • -kain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →