Where does “thallotoxicosis” come from?
thallotoxicosis (English) comes from English toxicosis, 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...
thallotoxicosis (English): thallium poisoning
Definitions
- thallium poisoning
Ancestry of “thallotoxicosis”, step by step
thallotoxicosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toxicosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toxicosis | illness due to poisoning |
| 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... |
via English Thallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Thallo | One of the Horae, and the goddess and personification of the season of Spring; she is the protector of new growth |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θάλλω | to bloom, sprout; to grow, flourish, thrive; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelh₁- | blossom; be green; to bloom, be green |