Etymology

oxymorphone

O1X8Y4M3O1R1P3H4O1N1E1

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

English ketone ← German Keton ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Englishoxy
  8. English(hydr)oxy
  9. English(dihydro)morph(ine)
  10. GermanKeton
  11. Englishketone
  12. English todayoxymorphone

From (hydr)oxy + (dihydro)morph(ine) + -one.

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