Where does “poisoning” come from?
Poisoning derives from English poison, which comes from Middle English poisoun, Old French poison, Latin potio (a drink), and Latin potare (to drink), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- (to drink).
poisoning (English): The administration of a poison; The state of...
Definitions
- The administration of a poison; The state of...
Ancestry of “poisoning”, step by step
| 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 |