Etimología y Historia de Rohypnol

also rufy, rophy, ruffie, "Rohypnol" by 1989, the name is perhaps a variant on Rohypnol (the erroneous spelling Rophynol is recorded in newspapers and magazines by 1992). The meaning "any drug used to incapacitate someone, especially one secreted into food or drink," is attested by 2002.

Earlier it was also a nickname, typically a variant of Ruth.

El elemento que forma palabras y significa "sueño" proviene del griego hypnos, que también significa "sueño." Este a su vez se origina en la raíz protoindoeuropea *supno-, que es una forma sufijada de la raíz *swep-, que significa "dormir."

Elemento formador de palabras en química, que representa de diversas maneras alcohol, phenol, o en algunos casos el latín oleum "aceite" (ver oil (n.)).