Where does “opiāt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “opiāt”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	opiātum	—
2	Latin	opiatus	opiate
3	Latin	opium	opium, poppy-juice
4	Ancient Greek	ὄπιον	poppy juice, opium
5	Ancient Greek	ὀπός	juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6	Proto-Indo-European	sokʷós	juice of plants
7	Proto-Indo-European	sekʷ-	to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “opiāt”

Opiat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →