Etymology

hydroxypethidine

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

English pethidine ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchhydrogène
  12. Englishhydrogen
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Frenchoxygène
  17. Englishoxygen
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishhydroxyl
  21. Englishhydroxy-
  22. Ancient Greekπέπερῐ (péperĭ)
  23. Latinpiper
  24. Englishpiperidine
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  26. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  27. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  28. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  29. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  30. Latinaethēr
  31. GermanÄther
  32. GermanEther
  33. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  34. GermanEthy
  35. Englishethyl
  36. Englishpethidine
  37. English todayhydroxypethidine

From hydroxy- + pethidine.

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