Where does “elixirist” come from?
elixirist (English) comes from English elixir, from Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic إكسير, from Classical Syriac ܟܣܝܪܝܢ, from Ancient Greek ξηρίον, from Ancient Greek ξηρός, from Proto-Indo-European kseros.
elixirist (English): Someone who makes or advocates using elixirs for the curing of ills
Definitions
- Someone who makes or advocates using elixirs for the curing of ills
Ancestry of “elixirist”, step by step
elixirist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elixir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elixir | A liquid which converts lead to gold; A substance... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | elixir | — |
| 3 | Arabic | إكسير | elixir |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܟܣܝܪܝܢ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ξηρίον | a desiccative powder for wounds |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ξηρός | dry; The effects of being without water: parched,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kseros | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |