benzethidine

B3E1N1Z10E1T1H4I1D2I1N1E1

noun

A particular narcotic painkiller.

OriginEnglish pethidine ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounbenzethidine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA particular narcotic painkiller.

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Ancient Greekπέπερῐ (péperĭ)
  21. Latinpiper
  22. Englishpiperidine
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  24. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  25. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  26. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  27. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  28. Latinaethēr
  29. GermanÄther
  30. GermanEther
  31. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  32. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  33. GermanEthy
  34. Englishethyl
  35. Englishpethidine
  36. Englishbenzethidine

From benz- + -ethidine (“pethidine derivative”).

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APA

benzethidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzethidine

MLA

“benzethidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzethidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzethidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzethidine.

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