theriaca

English

Etymology

From Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle.

Pronunciation

Noun

theriaca (countable and uncountable, plural theriacas or theriacae)

Alternative spelling of theriac.

Anagrams

Iracheta, citharae, citharæ

Latin

Alternative forms

thēriacē, thȳriaca, thīriaca, tȳriaca, tīriaca, tēriaca

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [tʰeːˈri.a.ka]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪eˈriː.a.ka]

Noun

thēriaca f (genitive thēriacae); first declension

antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin, theriac, treacle

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	thēriaca	thēriacae
genitive	thēriacae	thēriacārum
dative	thēriacae	thēriacīs
accusative	thēriacam	thēriacās
ablative	thēriacā	thēriacīs
vocative	thēriaca	thēriacae

Descendants

→ English: theriaca
Old French: triacle f or m
- Middle French: triacle f or m
  - French: triacle f or m
- → Middle Dutch: triakel
- → Middle English: triacle, triacul, triakle, triakel, triakele, triakil, treacle, treacul, treakil, treakille
  - English: treacle
  - → Welsh: triagl
- → Middle High German: triakel f or m, driakel, triaker, driaker
  - German: Triakel m or f, Driakel m or f, Driaker m, Triaker m, Dreiocker m etc.
→ Czech: dryák
→ Polish: driakiew
→ Middle French: thériaque
- French: thériaque
- → English: theriac
→ Old Norse: tréhakl
Sicilian: triaca

Further reading

theriaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.