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 — man.
ἀλεξιφάρμακος (Ancient Greek): antidote
Ancestry of “ἀλεξιφάρμακος”, step by step
ἀλεξιφάρμακος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀλέξω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Ancient Greek φάρμακον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |
Words derived from “ἀλεξιφάρμακος”