English Explanatory Dictionary

narco-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of unconsciousness.
  2. Of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use.

Pronunciation

/nɑɹkoʊ/

Word forms

narco-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νάρκη (nárkē) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō) English narco- From Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “I put to sleep”); in terms relating to drugs, it is a back-formation from narcotics, which ultimately derives from the same source.

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