Where does “microcytotoxic” come from?
microcytotoxic (English) comes from English cytotoxic, from English toxic, from French toxique, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
microcytotoxic (English): Relating to a microcytotoxin or to microcytotoxicity
Definitions
- Relating to a microcytotoxin or to microcytotoxicity
Ancestry of “microcytotoxic”, step by step
microcytotoxic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cytotoxic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cytotoxic | Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin; Of or... |
| 2 | English | toxic | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to... |
| 3 | French | toxique | toxic |
| 4 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 5 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |