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Where does “intoxicate” come from?

Intoxicate comes from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, from Latin intoxico, from Latin toxicus, from Ancient Greek τοξικός meaning "of or pertaining to arrows," derived from Ancient Greek τόξον meaning "bow."

intoxicate (English): To stupefy by doping with chemical substances...

Definitions

  1. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances...

Ancestry of “intoxicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinintoxicatus—
2Latintoxicō—
3Latintoxicustoxic; poisonous
4Latintoxicuma poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison
5Ancient Greekτοξικόνinflection of τοξικός : ## neuter...
6Ancient Greekτοξικόςof or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intoxicate”

  • intoxicating
  • intoxicatingly
  • unintoxicating
  • nonintoxicating
  • intoxicateth
  • intoxicative
  • intoxicatest
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