Where does “horror autotoxicus” come from?
horror autotoxicus (English) comes from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
horror autotoxicus (English): The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions
Definitions
- The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions
Ancestry of “horror autotoxicus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horror | bristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,... |
| 2 | Latin | horrēre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |