Where does “eliksir” come from?

eliksir (Polish) comes from French élixir, from Arabic إكسير, from Classical Syriac ܟܣܝܪܝܢ, from Ancient Greek ξηρίον, from Ancient Greek ξηρός, from Proto-Indo-European kseros.

eliksir (Polish): elixir

Definitions

  1. elixir

Ancestry of “eliksir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélixirelixir
2Arabicإكسيرelixir
3Classical Syriacܟܣܝܪܝܢ
4Ancient Greekξηρίονa desiccative powder for wounds
5Ancient Greekξηρόςdry; The effects of being without water: parched,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankseros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kserosEvery word from Ancient Greek ξηρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ξηρίον
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