Where does “cytogenotoxic” come from?
cytogenotoxic (English) comes from English genotoxic, 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...
cytogenotoxic (English): Having a genotoxic effect on a cell
Definitions
- Having a genotoxic effect on a cell
Ancestry of “cytogenotoxic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genotoxic | Capable of damaging genetic material such as DNA,... |
| 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... |