Etymology of the English word lidocaine
the English word
lidocainederived from the English word
acetanilideusing the English prefix
aceto-derived from the Latin word
acetum (vinegar, sour wine; tang of vinegar)
derived from the Latin word
acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the English word
anilinederived from the English word
anilderived from the Portuguese word
anilderived from the Arabic word
an-nilderived from the Latin word
anilis (old-womanish; of an old woman; inflicted by an old woman)
derived from the Latin word
anus (fundament; old woman; hag; matron; old, aged; ring, circle, link; year; age)
derived from the English word
anilideusing the English suffix
-idederived from the English word
oxidederived from the English word
acetylderived from the English word
aceticusing the English prefix
acet-using the English suffix
-icderived from the French word
acétiquederived from the Latin word
acetum (vinegar, sour wine; tang of vinegar)
derived from the Latin word
acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-using the English suffix
-ylusing the English suffix
-cainederived from 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 lidocaine in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
