Etymology

dextropropoxyphene

Today it means: A particular narcotic painkiller. Full definition →

English propoxyphene ← Latin dexter ← Proto-Italic *deksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
  3. Proto-Italic*deksteros
  4. Latindexter
  5. Englishdextro-
  6. Englishpropoxyphene
  7. English todaydextropropoxyphene

From dextro- + propoxyphene.

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