Where does “letuaire” come from?
letuaire (Old French) comes from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείχω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
Ancestry of “letuaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | electuarium | An electuary: a medicine mixed with honey or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείκτον | medicine which is licked away |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείχω | to lick up; I lick up |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |