Etymology

mithridatic

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Today it means: Of or related to mithridates, universally curative against all poisons. Full definition →

Latin Mithridāticus ← Ancient Greek Μιθριδατικός ← Old Median *Miθra-dāta
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mithridatic · adjective, noun1

General application of Mithridatic, q.v.

Mithridatic · adjective2

  1. Old Median · derived from*Miθra-dāta
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜιθριδατικός
  3. Latin · borrowed fromMithridāticus
  4. English todayMithridatic

From Latin Mithridāticus, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδατικός (Mithridatikós), from Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs) + -ικός (-ikós), from Old Median *Miθra-dāta (literally “Mithra-given”).

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