Étymologie et Histoire 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.

Élément de formation de mots signifiant "sommeil," issu du grec hypnos "sommeil," dérivé de la racine indo-européenne *supno-, forme suffixée de la racine *swep- "dormir."

Élément de formation de mots en chimie, représentant diverses choses comme alcohol, phenol, ou dans certains cas le latin oleum signifiant "huile" (voir oil (n.)).