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==Etymology==
− It is probably borrowed from French [[m|fr|cocaïne]] (1856),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) formed from [[coca]], from Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) and the chemical suffix [[-ine]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023) Etymonline credits the coinage to Albert Niemann of the University of Göttingen,^(Etymonline) and Merriam-Webster says it was originally formed as German Kokain.^(MWU 2024)
+ It is probably borrowed from French [[m|fr|cocaïne]] (1856),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) formed from [[coca]], from [[es|coca]], from [[qu|kuka]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) and the chemical suffix [[-ine]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023) Etymonline credits the coinage to Albert Niemann of the University of Göttingen,^(Etymonline) and Merriam-Webster says it was originally formed as [[de|Kokain]].^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==