electuary

Betekenis (Engels)

Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.

Sinonieme

confection

medicinal extract

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: electuarie

In summary

From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “I lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “I lick”). Doublet of lekvar.