English
sostrum
Sostrum comes from Ancient Greek σῶστρον, from σῴζω ‘to save’, and ultimately from σῶς ‘safe, sound’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶς‘safe, sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῴζωsōízō‘to save’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῶστρονsôstron
- Englishtodaysostrum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶς‘safe, sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῴζωsōízō‘to save’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῶστρονsôstron
- Englishtodaysostrum
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to be strong, whole’
butter, tomb, tumor, tumour, tuff, soma, tumultuous, trifle, tyrosine, truffle, tuber, tumult, turgid, madrasa, tufa, 42 more
Today it means
noun A reward given for saving a person's life; a physician's fee.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σῶς / sostrum