Where does “empoisonment” come from?

empoisonment (English) comes from English empoison, from Middle English empoisounen, from Old French empoisoner.

empoisonment (English): The act of poisoning

Definitions

  1. The act of poisoning

Ancestry of “empoisonment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishempoisonTo poison; poison
2Middle Englishempoisounen—
3Old Frenchempoisoner—
Every word from Old French empoisoner →Every word from Middle English empoisounen →Every word from English empoison →