Where does “electuaire” come from?

electuaire (Old French) comes from Old French letuaire, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείχω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.

electuaire (Old French): linctus

Definitions

linctus

Ancestry of “electuaire”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	letuaire	linctus
2	Latin	electuarium	An electuary: a medicine mixed with honey or...
3	Ancient Greek	ἐκλείκτον	medicine which is licked away
4	Ancient Greek	ἐκλείχω	to lick up; I lick up
5	Ancient Greek	ἐκ	Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
6	Proto-Hellenic	*eks	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *eks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκλείχω →