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| *péh₂wr̥ |
Thenoun is alearned borrowing fromLate Latinalexipyreticum,alexipyreticon +English-ic(suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ formingadjectives).Alexipyreticum andalexipyreticon are derived fromAncient Greekἀλέξειν(aléxein) (theactiveinfinitive ofἀλέξω(aléxō,“to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off”), ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*h₂lek-(“to protect”)) +πυρετός(puretós,“fever; heat”) (fromπῦρ(pûr,“fever; fire”), ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥(“fire”)) +Latin-icum(suffix meaning ‘connected with; of or pertaining to’),-icon.[1]
Theadjective is derived from the noun.
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alexipyretic (pluralalexipyretics)
alexipyretic (comparativemorealexipyretic,superlativemostalexipyretic)
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, Oxford:Oxford University Press,June 2021.“alexipyretic”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
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