Where does “brevetoxicosis” come from?
brevetoxicosis (English) comes from English toxicosis, from English toxic, from French toxique, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
brevetoxicosis (English): toxicosis due to a brevetoxin
Definitions
- toxicosis due to a brevetoxin
Ancestry of “brevetoxicosis”, step by step
brevetoxicosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toxicosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toxicosis | illness due to poisoning |
| 2 | English | toxic | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to... |
| 3 | French | toxique | toxic |
| 4 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 5 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English brevetoxin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brevetoxin | Any of a class of complex polycyclic polyethers... |
| 2 | English | toxin | A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the... |
| 3 | English | -ín | Attached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word |
| 4 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 5 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 6 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |