novocaine etymology

English word novocaine comes from Latin novella (A newly planted vine or shoot.), English -caine

Detailed word origin of novocaine

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
novella Latin (lat) A newly planted vine or shoot.
-caine English (eng) (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as an anesthetic.
novocaine English (eng) Procaine.

Words with the same origin as novocaine

Descendants of novella
novel novelist novelle
Descendants of -caine
amethocaine amylocaine benzocaine lignocaine phenacaine pramocaine procaine tetracaine xylocaine