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English

Mithridatic

Mithridatic comes from Ancient Greek Μιθριδατικός, and goes back to Old Median *Miθra-dāta.

  1. Old Medianmodern*Miθra-dātaliterally ‘Mithra-given’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜιθριδάτης
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜιθριδατικόςMithridatikós
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMithridāticus
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1807Mithridatic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Medianmodern*Miθra-dātaliterally ‘Mithra-given’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜιθριδάτης
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜιθριδατικόςMithridatikós
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMithridāticus
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1807Mithridatic

Earliest quotation: 1807, John Gillies, The History of the World: “In the courſe of the firſt Mithridatic war, which…”

Every English word from Old Median *Miθra-dāta

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to the dynasty begun by Mithridates I of Pontus or any of its kings named Mithridates, especially Mithridates VI of Pontus, also known as Mithridates the Great.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Median *Miθra-dāta / Mithridatic

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