Pronounced: mith-uh-MAY-nee-uh, noun
Notes: Parsing this word, I thought it was an obsession with myths, but that’s not it.
Yesterday’s word
The word saporific means “that which produces flavor or taste”
First usage
The word is relatively old – coming into English in the late 1600s
Background / Comments
Our word is only one letter different from “soporific” (something that causes sleep), but they have different sources. Our word comes from the New Latin word sapōrificus, which comes from the Latin word sapōr (savor).
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