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Where does “mithridatism” come from?

mithridatism (English) comes from English Mithridates, from Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης, from Old Persian *Miθradātah.

mithridatism (English): The practice of gradually ingesting successively...

Definitions

  1. The practice of gradually ingesting successively...

Ancestry of “mithridatism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMithridates—
2LatinMithridātēs—
3Ancient GreekΜιθριδάτης—
4Old Persian*Miθradātah—

Words derived from “mithridatism”

  • mithridate
Every word from Old Persian *Miθradātah →