Etymology of the English word phenacaine
the English word
phenacaineusing 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-using 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
-ineusing the English prefix
acet-using the English prefix
phen-using the English prefix
pheno-Usage
Word found in Modern English
