Where does “autointoxicative” come from?
autointoxicative (English) comes from English intoxicative, from English intoxicate, from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, from Latin toxicō, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
autointoxicative (English): Relating to, or causing autointoxication
Definitions
- Relating to, or causing autointoxication
Ancestry of “autointoxicative”, step by step
autointoxicative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intoxicative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intoxicative | Relating to, or causing intoxication |
| 2 | English | intoxicate | To stupefy by doping with chemical substances... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intoxicatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | toxicō | to smear or anoint with poison |
| 5 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 6 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |