Etymology

anetic

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Today it means: Soothing; helping to relieve a malady. Full definition →

Latin aneticus ← Ancient Greek ἀνετικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνετικός“relaxing, remitting”
  2. Latin · derived fromaneticus
  3. English todayanetic

From Latin aneticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνετικός (anetikós, “relaxing, remitting”), from ἄνεσις (ánesis, “relaxation, abatement”).

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