Etymology of the English word anodyne
the English word
anodynederived from the Late Latin word
anodynus (that allays pain, anodyne)
derived from the Greek word
anodunos, ἀνώδυνος
using the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
derived from the Greek word
odune, ὀδύνη (grief (as dejecting))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ed-derived from the Latin word
anodynederived from the Greek word
anodunos, ἀνώδυνος
using the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
derived from the Greek word
odune, ὀδύνη (grief (as dejecting))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ed-Date
The earliest known usage of anodyne in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
