Etymology

paregoric

par·e·gor·ic
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Today it means: A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παρηγορικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπαρηγορικός“soothing”
  2. English todayparegoric

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”).

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