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Where does “ἀλεξιφάρμακος” come from?

ἀλεξιφάρμακος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

ἀλεξιφάρμακος (Ancient Greek): antidote

Definitions

  1. antidote

Ancestry of “ἀλεξιφάρμακος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
2Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “ἀλεξιφάρμακος”

  • alexipharmic
  • alexipharmacon
  • alexipharmaque
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