Where does “atoxic” come from?
atoxic (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...
atoxic (English): Synonym of nontoxic
Definitions
- Synonym of nontoxic
Ancestry of “atoxic”, step by step
atoxic traces back through 3 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 English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via French atoxique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | atoxique | non-toxic, nontoxic |
| 2 | French | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |