Where does “nonintoxicating” come from?
nonintoxicating (English) comes from English intoxicating, from English intoxicate, from Medieval Latin intoxicatus, from Latin toxicō, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nonintoxicating (English): not intoxicating; not causing drunkenness
Definitions
- not intoxicating; not causing drunkenness
Ancestry of “nonintoxicating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intoxicating | Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant; Very exciting... |
| 2 | English | intoxicate | To stupefy by doping with chemical substances... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intoxicatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | toxicō | to smear or anoint with poison |
| 5 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 6 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |