Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of codeine. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κώδεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκώδεια“capsule of the poppy, poppy head”
  2. English todaycodeia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”); compare codeine.

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