electuary

Significat (Anglès)

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

Sinònims

confection

medicinal extract

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: 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.