English
elixirlike
From elixir + -like.
Formed from elixir + -like
Proto-Indo-European *kseros ‘dry’
Ancient Greek ξηρός ‘dry’
Ancient Greek ξηρίον ‘powder for drying wounds’
Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير ‘philosopher's stone’
Medieval Latin elixir ‘philosopher's stone’
English elixir
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of an elixir.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elixirlike