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narkotikos
Greek · ancient
"numbing, causing sleep"
numbing, from narke (numbness)
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Stage 2 of 3
narcotique
French · 1300s
"a sleep-inducing drug"
carried into French medical vocabulary for sleep-inducing drugs
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Stage 3 of 3
narcotic
English · 1300s
"a drug that relieves pain and induces sleep"
settled as the English word for pain-relieving, sleep-inducing drugs
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