Where does “antitoxic” come from?
antitoxic (English) comes from English toxic, from French toxique, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
antitoxic (English): that counteracts a toxin or poison; of, or...
Definitions
- that counteracts a toxin or poison; of, or...
Ancestry of “antitoxic”, step by step
antitoxic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toxic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toxic | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to... |
| 2 | French | toxique | toxic |
| 3 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 4 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via French antitoxique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antitoxique | antitoxic |
| 2 | French | anti- | anti |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |