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Where does “intoxicating” come from?

Intoxicating derives from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, from Latin intoxico, from Latin toxicus, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, originally meaning "of or for arrows."

intoxicating (English): Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant; Very exciting...

Definitions

  1. Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant; Very exciting...

Ancestry of “intoxicating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintoxicateTo stupefy by doping with chemical substances...
2Medieval Latinintoxicatus—
3Latintoxicō—
4Latintoxicustoxic; poisonous
5Latintoxicuma poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison
6Ancient Greekτοξικόνinflection of τοξικός : ## neuter...
7Ancient Greekτοξικόςof or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intoxicating”

  • intoxicatingly
  • unintoxicating
  • nonintoxicating
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