theriaca

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθηριακή“of or related to poisonous reptiles”
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromtheriaca
3. English todaytheriaca

From Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle.

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