Where does “diacatholicon” come from?
diacatholicon (English) comes from English catholicon, from Ancient Greek καθολικόν, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
diacatholicon (English): A universal remedy; a certain purgative electuary
Definitions
- A universal remedy; a certain purgative electuary
Ancestry of “diacatholicon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | catholicon | A supposed universal remedy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καθολικόν | that which is universal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καθολικός | general |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |