Where does “embryotoxicity” come from?
embryotoxicity (English) comes from English toxicity, 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...
embryotoxicity (English): The toxicity of an embryotoxin
Definitions
- The toxicity of an embryotoxin
Ancestry of “embryotoxicity”, step by step
embryotoxicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toxicity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toxicity | The quality or degree of being toxic |
| 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 embryo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embryo | In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | embryo | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔμβρυον | a young one; embryo, fetus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |