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Novocaine
Novocaine comes from German Kokain ‘cocaine’, from Latin novellus ‘new’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu‘now’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néwos‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nowos‘new’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnovus‘new, novel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnovellus‘new’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKokain‘cocaine’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Novocaine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu‘now’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néwos‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nowos‘new’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnovus‘new, novel’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnovellus‘new’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKokain‘cocaine’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996Novocaine
Earliest quotation: 1996, Novocaine for the Soul: “Novocaine for the soul / You'd better give me…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
through Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’
new, newly, innovation, newer, renovation, neon, renovate, innovate, innovator, newness, 10 more
through Proto-Italic *nowos ‘new’
through Latin novus ‘new, novel’
nova, novice, nuevo, telenovela, novitiate, 7 more
through Latin novellus ‘new’
Today it means
name The commercial name of procaine, a common painkiller drug.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nu / Novocaine