† erotylosn.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French erotylos; Latin erotylos.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French, French erotylos (1584 in the passage translated in quot. 1601), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin erotylos (e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny), variant of classical Latin erōtylus precious stone (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ἐρωτύλος darling, sweetheart < ἐρωτ- , ἔρως Eros n. + -ύλος, suffix forming diminutives.The semantic motivation of the name is unclear; the suggestion in quot. 1879 is merely speculative.

Ancient Greek History. Obsolete.

A rough, figured stone, used esp. in divination; = amphicome n.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine > elixirs of life

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philosophers' stonea1393

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elixir1605

philosophers' work1612

philosophic stone1647

elixir of youth1725

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 626 Erotylos [Fr. Erotylos; L. erotylus], which some call Amphicome, others Hieromnemon, is commended much by Democritus, for sundrie experiments in prophesying and foretelling fortunes.

1816 Encycl. Perthensis (ed. 2) I. 679/1 A kind of figured stone, of a roundish shape, but rugged, and beset with eminences, celebrated on account of its use in divination. This stone is also called Erotylos.

1879 Potter's Amer. Monthly Apr. 269/2 There was a stone known to the ancients, especially to the Greeks, called the amphicome, and also erotylos, on account of its power to excite love.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).

单词	erotylos
释义	† erotylosn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French erotylos; Latin erotylos. Etymology: < (i) Middle French, French erotylos (1584 in the passage translated in quot. 1601), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin erotylos (e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny), variant of classical Latin erōtylus precious stone (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ἐρωτύλος darling, sweetheart < ἐρωτ- , ἔρως Eros n. + -ύλος, suffix forming diminutives.The semantic motivation of the name is unclear; the suggestion in quot. 1879 is merely speculative. Ancient Greek History. Obsolete. A rough, figured stone, used esp. in divination; = amphicome n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine > elixirs of life stone1390 philosophers' stonea1393 vegetativec1450 ferment1471 egg of philosophersc1484 vegetable stonea1500 vegetant stone1576 philosophical stone1581 amphicome1601 erotylos1601 elixir1605 philosophers' work1612 philosophic stone1647 elixir of youth1725 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 626 Erotylos [Fr. Erotylos; L. erotylus], which some call Amphicome, others Hieromnemon, is commended much by Democritus, for sundrie experiments in prophesying and foretelling fortunes. 1816 Encycl. Perthensis (ed. 2) I. 679/1 A kind of figured stone, of a roundish shape, but rugged, and beset with eminences, celebrated on account of its use in divination. This stone is also called Erotylos. 1879 Potter's Amer. Monthly Apr. 269/2 There was a stone known to the ancients, especially to the Greeks, called the amphicome, and also erotylos, on account of its power to excite love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < n.1601
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