electuary

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐκλείκτον“medicine which is licked away”
2. Latin · derived fromelectuarium
3. Middle English · inherited fromelectuarie
4. English todayelectuary

From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Doublet of lekvar.