Latin 'sudorificus' in the English language

'Sudorific' is a word borrowed from Latin 'sudorificus'. The word entered the English language some time around 1626.

sudorific [adjective] [1626]

Causing or inducing sweat - diaphoretic

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note: Sudorific (adj./n.) meaning causing sweat or a drug that induces perspiration. Originated in the 1620s from New Latin sudorificus. It combines the Latin sudor (sweat from Proto Indo European root sweyd-) with the suffix -ficus from facere (to make do). It denotes agents that promote sweating.
Etymology: New Latin 'sudorificus' from Latin 'sudor'

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