Etymology

alexitery

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Today it means: An antidote to poison. Full definition →

New Latin alexiterium ← Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριον
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alexitery · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀλεξητήριον“remedy”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromalexiterium
  3. English todayalexitery

From New Latin alexiterium and its etymon Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριον (alexētḗrion, “remedy”), from neuter of ἀλεξητήριος (alexētḗrios, “keeping off, defending”), from ἀλεξητήρ (alexētḗr, “defender, protector”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix), from extended stem of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to ward off”) + ‑τήρ (‑tḗr, agent noun suffix).

alexitery · adjective2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλεξητήριος“keeping off, defending”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromalexiterius
  3. English todayalexitery

From New Latin alexiterius, from Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριος (alexētḗrios, “keeping off, defending”); see Etymology 1.

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