Etymology

hippocras

hip·po·cras
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Today it means: A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed. Full definition →

Middle English ypocras ← Old French ipocras ← Medieval Latin vinum Hippocraticum
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromvinum Hippocraticum“Hippocrates's wine”
  2. Old French · derived fromipocras
  3. Middle English · inherited fromypocras
  4. English todayhippocras

From Middle English ypocras, from Old French ipocras, ypocras (“Hippocrates”), after Medieval Latin vinum Hippocraticum (“Hippocrates's wine”), due to the fact that the wine was filtered through a Hippocratic sleeve.

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