Where does “poison dart frog” come from?
poison dart frog (English) comes from English poison, from Middle English poysoun, from Old French poison, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
poison dart frog (English): Any of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae
Definitions
- Any of the poisonous frogs of the family Dendrobatidae
Ancestry of “poison dart frog”, step by step
poison dart frog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English poison
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poison | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living... |
| 2 | Middle English | poysoun | A poison; a poisonous substance especially as a drink |
| 3 | Old French | poison | poison; potion |
| 4 | Latin | pōtiō | drinking |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English dart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dart | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown... |
| 2 | Middle English | dart | A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin;... |
| 3 | Old French | dart | spear, javelin |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dardus | spear |
| 5 | Frankish | darōþu | throwing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |