Etymology of the English word elixir
the English word
elixirderived from the Medieval Latin word
elixirderived from the Arabic word
alderived from the Arabic word
al-iksirderived from the Greek word
xerion, ξηρίον
derived from the Greek word
xeros, ξηρός (arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water))
Date
The earliest known usage of elixir in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
elixer, French
élixir, German
Elixier, Icelandic
elixír, Norwegian
eliksir, Swedish
elixirUsage
Word found in Modern English
