English Words from Arabic
elixir
الإِكْسِير
al-iksīr
Today a medicinal drink, or anything hoped to cure all. Arabic added al- to a Greek word.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the alchemists' elixir
- Before Arabic
- probably Greek xērion, a drying powder
- Arabic today says
- الإِكْسِير
The path between languagesxērion → al-iksīr → elixir
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