Where does “opium” come from?

opium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opium (Latin): opium, poppy-juice

Definitions

  1. opium, poppy-juice

Ancestry of “opium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
2Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opium”

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