English
Subutex
Subutex may come from English sublingual ‘administered through placement under the tongue’.
- English1500–presentsublingual‘administered through placement under the tongue’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Subutex
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentsublingual‘administered through placement under the tongue’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2010Subutex
Earliest quotation: 2010, Simon Eddisbury, Lowlife: “He was a Subutex addict. Subutex is supposedly used…”
The story
A marketing coinage, perhaps based on sublingual (‘administered through placement under the tongue’).
Every English word from English sublingual
Today it means
noun A now discontinued brand name for buprenorphine, used to treat opiate addictions, in particular heroin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English sublingual / Subutex