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, “forming diminutives”). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle.

Noun

theriaca (countable and uncountable, plural theriacas or theriacae)

1. Alternative form 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/, [t̪ʰeːˈriäkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈri.a.ka/, [t̪eˈriːäkä]

Noun

thēriaca f (genitive thēriacae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	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
• → Middle French: thériaque
  • French: thériaque
  • → English: theriac
• → Old Norse: tréhakl
• Sicilian: triaca

Further reading

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