English
anacathartic
Anacathartic comes from Ancient Greek ἀνακαθαρτικός ‘to cleanse upward, i.e. by vomiting’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνακαθαρτικόςanakathartikós‘to cleanse upward, i.e. by vomiting’
- Englishtodayanacathartic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνακαθαρτικόςanakathartikós‘to cleanse upward, i.e. by vomiting’
- Englishtodayanacathartic
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀνακαθαρτικός
Today it means
adj That produces vomiting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀνακαθαρτικός / anacathartic