The story
- French · derived fromcodéine
- English todaycodeine
From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
codeine
Today it means: An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc. Full definition →
French codéine