Where does “triagl” come from?
triagl (Welsh) comes from Middle English triacle, 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 — wild; wild animal.
triagl (Welsh): treacle, molasses, syrup
Definitions
- treacle, molasses, syrup
Ancestry of “triagl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | triacle | treacle, theriac |
| 2 | Old French | triacle | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *triaca | — |
| 4 | Latin | theriaca | antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θηριακή | an antidote against a poisonous bite |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |