Where does “opioide” come from?

opioide (Spanish) comes from Spanish opio, 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.

opioide (Spanish): opioid

Definitions

  1. opioid

Ancestry of “opioide”, step by step

opioide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish opio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishopioopium
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Portuguese ópio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseópioopium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός