mithridate

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜιθριδάτης
2. Latin · derived fromMithridātīus“of or related to Mithridates”
3. Late Latin · derived frommithridatum
4. Old French · derived frommithridat
5. Middle English · borrowed frommitridate
6. English todaymithridate

From Middle English mitridate and methridat, from Old French mithridat, from Late Latin mithridatum and mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridatium, mithridatum, and mithridaticon.

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