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elixir.

to choose, elect

6 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛliˈʃiɾ/[ɛ.liˈʃiɾ]
  1. to choose, elect

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin eligo Galician elixir Inherited from Latin eligo. Doublet of esleer. Compare Portuguese eleger and Spanish elegir.

noun/ɛlikˈsiɾ/[ɛ.likˈs̺iɾ]
  1. elixir

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

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