Etymology

-ethidine

Today it means: Used to form names of pethidine derivatives used as analgesics. Full definition →

English pethidine ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Ancient Greekπέπερῐ (péperĭ)
  2. Latinpiper
  3. Englishpiperidine
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  6. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  7. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  8. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  9. Latinaethēr
  10. GermanÄther
  11. GermanEther
  12. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. GermanEthy
  15. Englishethyl
  16. Englishpethidine
  17. English today-ethidine

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