Where does “triacle” come from?
triacle (Middle English) comes from Old French triacle, from Vulgar Latin *triaca, from Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
triacle (Middle English): treacle, theriac
Definitions
- treacle, theriac
Ancestry of “triacle”, step by step
triacle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French triacle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | triacle | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *triaca | — |
| 3 | Latin | theriaca | antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θηριακή | an antidote against a poisonous bite |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
via Old English tyriaca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tyriaca | antidote, medicine |