myEtymology.com: English etymology of pentazocine

Etymology of the English word pentazocine

the English word pentazocine

using the English prefix azo-

derived from the French word azote

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word azotos

derived from the Greek word zoe, ζωή (life )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

derived from the French word a-

using the English suffix -ine

using the English prefix oct-

using the English prefix penta-

derived from the Greek prefix penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-

derived from the Late Greek word pente, πέντε ('five')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

Word found in Modern English