letuaire

Old French

Etymology

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”).

Noun

letuaire oblique singular, m (oblique plural letuaires, nominative singular letuaires, nominative plural letuaire)

1. linctus

Descendants

• French: électuaire