elisir
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editelisir m (invariable)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ elisir in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
edit- elisir in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- elisir in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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