Pronounced: AR-oh-kol-uhr, adj
Notes: I did not now that this was a word
Yesterday’s word
The word theriac is
- a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison
- a remedy for all ills; cure-all; panacea
First usage
Our word came into English a long time ago (sometime before 1000 is what I found)
Background / Comments
Our word was originally used to mean “an antidote for poison”, and this is reflected in the origins. Our word came from the Latin word thēriaca (antidote to poison), which came from the Greek word thēriakē, the feminine form of thēriakós, which came from thēríon (wild beast). The early theriac was created in the 100s by a Greek doctor who combined 70 drugs mixed with honey.
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