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Etymology of the French word morphine

the French word morphine
derived from the French word morpheus
derived from the French word Morphée
derived from the Latin word Morpheus

Date

The earliest known usage of morphine in French dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in French

morphinique, morphinisme, morphiné, diacétylmorphine, paramorphine, morphinomane, morphinomanie, démorphinisation

Derivations in other languages

English morphine, Portuguese morfina, Romanian morfină

Cognates

Dutch morfine, English morphine, German Morphium, Icelandic morfín, Swedish morfin



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