Where does “elixāre” come from?
elixāre (Latin) comes from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.
Ancestry of “elixāre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lixa | lye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant |
| 2 | Latin | *lixus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |