Etymology of the English word cocaine
the English word
cocainederived from the French word
cocaïnederived from the French word
cocausing the French suffix
-inederived from the English word
cocaderived from the Spanish word
cocaderived from the Quechuan word
kukaderived from the Quechua word
kúkausing the English suffix
-ineDate
The earliest known usage of cocaine in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
benzocaine,
cocainism,
cocainize,
procaine,
dibucaine,
-caineCognates
Dutch
cocaine, French
cocaine, German
Kokain, Icelandic
kókaín, Swedish
kokainUsage
Word found in Modern English
