Where does “béchique” come from?
béchique (French) comes from Latin bēchĭcus, from Ancient Greek βηχικός, from Ancient Greek βήξ — cough.
béchique (French): antitussive; cough mixture
Definitions
- antitussive; cough mixture
Ancestry of “béchique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | bēchĭcus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βηχικός | of or for a cough |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βήξ | cough |