alexipyretic
English
[edit]Etymology
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*péh₂wr̥ |
The noun is a learned borrowing from Late Latin alexipyreticum, alexipyreticon + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Alexipyreticum and alexipyreticon are derived from Ancient Greek ἀλέξειν (aléxein) (the active infinitive of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”)) + πυρετός (puretós, “fever; heat”) (from πῦρ (pûr, “fever; fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“fire”)) + Latin -icum (suffix meaning ‘connected with; of or pertaining to’), -icon.[1]
The adjective is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/, /-pɪ-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/, /-pɪ-/, [-ɾɪk]
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
- Hyphenation: alex‧i‧pyr‧et‧ic
Noun
[edit]alexipyretic (plural alexipyretics)
- (pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
- Synonyms: antifebrile, antipyretic, febrifuge
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]alexipyretic (comparative more alexipyretic, superlative most alexipyretic)
- (pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
- Synonyms: antifebrile, antifever, antipyretic, febrifugal
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References
[edit]- ^ Compare “† alexipyretic, n. and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021.“alexipyretic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
[edit]antipyretic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “alexipyretic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *péh₂wr̥
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂lek-
- English terms borrowed from Late Latin
- English learned borrowings from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
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