Etymograph

English

alexipharmac

Alexipharmac comes from Middle French alexipharmaque, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- ‘to protect’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂lek-‘to protect’root as named · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600alexipharmaque
  3. Englishtodayalexipharmac

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂lek-‘to protect’root as named · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600alexipharmaque
  3. Englishtodayalexipharmac

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- ‘to protect’

lakh, lac, rakhi, askari, 14 more

Today it means

noun A medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- / alexipharmac

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