The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromφῐ́λτρον“a love charm; the dimple in the upper lip”
- Latin · borrowed fromphiltrum“a love potion”
- English todayphiltrum
Borrowed from the Latin philtrum (“a love potion”), from Ancient Greek φῐ́λτρον (phĭ́ltron, “a love charm; the dimple in the upper lip”). Doublet of philter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.