electuary

Senso (Inglese)

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

sinonimi

confection

medicinal extract

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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.