Where does “photocytotoxicity” come from?
photocytotoxicity (English) comes from English cytotoxicity, from English toxicity, from English toxic, from French toxique, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
photocytotoxicity (English): The quality or degree of being photocytotoxic
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being photocytotoxic
Ancestry of “photocytotoxicity”, step by step
photocytotoxicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cytotoxicity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cytotoxicity | the property of being toxic to a cell |
| 2 | English | toxicity | The quality or degree of being toxic |
| 3 | English | toxic | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to... |
| 4 | French | toxique | toxic |
| 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... |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |