English
alexitery
Alexitery comes from Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριον ‘remedy’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλεξητήριονalexētḗrion‘remedy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900alexiterium
- Englishearliest quotation 1657alexitery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀλεξητήριονalexētḗrion‘remedy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900alexiterium
- Englishearliest quotation 1657alexitery
Earliest quotation: 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory: “These miserable Wretches are included herein with hot bricks,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριον
Today it means
noun An antidote to poison.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀλεξητήριον / alexitery