anfión

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós
Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn)
Andalusian Arabicbor.
Spanish anfión

    Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of opio.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /anˈfjon/ [ãɱˈfjõn]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: an‧fión

    Noun

    anfión m (uncountable)

    1. opium
      Synonym: opio
      (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

    Descendants

    • → Tagalog: ampiyon

    Further reading

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