elixir

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromξηρίον“powder for drying wounds”
2. Arabic · derived fromاَلْإِكْسِير“philosopher's stone”
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromelixir“philosopher's stone”
4. English todayelixir

From Medieval Latin elixir (“philosopher's stone”), from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr, “philosopher's stone”), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “powder for drying wounds”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).