Where does “methyldigoxin” come from?
methyldigoxin (English) comes from English digoxin, from English digitoxin, from English toxin, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
methyldigoxin (English): medigoxin
Definitions
- medigoxin
Ancestry of “methyldigoxin”, step by step
methyldigoxin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digoxin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digoxin | A poisonous compound present in the foxglove and... |
| 2 | English | digitoxin | A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from... |
| 3 | English | toxin | A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the... |
| 4 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |