Where does “paregoric” come from?
paregoric (English) comes from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός, from Ancient Greek παρηγορέω, from Ancient Greek παρήγορος, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.
paregoric (English): A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or...
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- A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or...
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