English
OxyContin
A trademark, from oxycodone + continuous.
Formed from oxycodone + continuous
Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’
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Proto-Italic *tenēō ‘to hold’
Latin teneō ‘to hold’
Latin contineō ‘hold together’
Latin continuus ‘continuous, uninterrupted, successive, lasting’
English continuous
Today it means
name A brand name for a controlled-release form of oxycodone, a synthetic analgesic drug.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / OxyContin