Where does “treacly” come from?
treacly (English) comes from English treacle, from Middle English triacle, from Old French triacle, from Vulgar Latin *triaca, from Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ — wild; wild animal.
treacly (English): thick and sticky; consisting of treacle, or...
Definitions
- thick and sticky; consisting of treacle, or...
Ancestry of “treacly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treacle | A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or... |
| 2 | Middle English | triacle | treacle, theriac |
| 3 | Old French | triacle | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *triaca | — |
| 5 | Latin | theriaca | antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θηριακή | an antidote against a poisonous bite |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |