electuary

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

Synonyme

confection

medicinal extract

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: 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.