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Where does “ἐκλείκτον” come from?

ἐκλείκτον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκλείχω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.

ἐκλείκτον (Ancient Greek): medicine which is licked away

Definitions

  1. medicine which is licked away

Ancestry of “ἐκλείκτον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκλείχωto lick up; I lick up
2Ancient GreekἐκOut of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
3Proto-Hellenic*eks—

Words derived from “ἐκλείκτον”

  • electuary
  • electuarium
  • electuarium
  • electuaire
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