Where does “amatoxin” come from?
amatoxin (English) comes from English amanita, from Ancient Greek ἀμανίτης, from Latin phallus, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
amatoxin (English): Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by...
Definitions
- Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by...
Ancestry of “amatoxin”, step by step
amatoxin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amanita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amanita | Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀμανίτης | a type of mushroom |
| 3 | Latin | phallus | an iconic phallic figure of the male member borne... |
| 4 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 5 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English toxin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toxin | A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the... |
| 2 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |