from (hydr)oxy(l) + codeine. Developed 1916 in Germany; introduced in U.S. 1939.
oxo-
Oxonian
oxtail
ox-tongue
oxy-
oxycodone
OxyContin
oxygen
oxymoron
oy
oyer
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