An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Theriak

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Theriak
Friedrich Kluge2508976An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Theriak1891John Francis Davis

Theriak, m., ‘antidote; treacle’; in MidHG. drîakel, trîakel, trîaker (Du. teriaak, triakel), from Gr.-MidLat. θηριακόν, ‘remedy for the bite of wild animals.’