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elixir.

elixir

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛˈlɪk.sɪr]Classical-Latin[eˈlik.sir]

  1. elixir

    Medieval-Latin · New-Latin · declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Koine Greek ξηρῐ́ον (xērĭ́on, “medicinal powder”, from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”)), ellipsis of ξηρῐ́ον φᾰ́ρμᾰκον (xērĭ́on phắrmăkon, literally “dry powder medicine”).

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