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- prefix Pertaining to
stupor ,sleep , or a state ofunconsciousness . - prefix Of or pertaining to
narcotics or their trade and use.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkoō, "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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