Aphrodesiac

/ˌæfrəˈdɪziæk/ adjective

Alternative or archaic spelling of aphrodisiac; something that stimulates sexual desire or arousal.

From Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, with '-ac' ending (variant of '-iac'). This spelling variant reflects older English orthographic conventions before standardization around the 18th-19th centuries.

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