mithridatum

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜιθριδάτης
2. Latin · derived fromMithridātīus“of or related to Mithridates”
3. Late Latin · borrowed frommithridatum
4. English todaymithridatum

From Late Latin mithridatum, variant of 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 mithridate, mithridatium, and mithridaticon.

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