#1450
drug, medicine
↔
help, aid (n.)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | βοήθημα | |
| meaning 1 | medicine | |
| direction | ← | |
| meaning 2 | help, aid (n.) | |
| reference | DGE | |
| comment | From βοηθέω 'to help, assist', from Homeric βοηθόος 'heeding the call to arms, rushing to battle' |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | remedium | |
| meaning 1 | drug, medicine | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | aid, assistance | |
| reference | Lewis, Short | |
| comment | From re- + medeor 'to heal' |
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