Etymology

ibogaine

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Today it means: A naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. Its use in opioid addiction treatment seems promising but has safety issues. Full definition →

French ibogaïne ← Myene iboga
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The story

  1. Myene · derived fromiboga
  2. French · borrowed fromibogaïne
  3. English todayibogaine

From French ibogaïne, from Myene iboga.

Words from the same roots

Myeneiboga all →

iboga

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.