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Where does “thyrotoxic” come from?

thyrotoxic (English) comes from English toxic, from French toxique, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

thyrotoxic (English): Marked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland

Definitions

  1. Marked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland

Ancestry of “thyrotoxic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoxicHaving a chemical nature that is harmful to...
2Frenchtoxiquetoxic
3Latintoxicustoxic; poisonous
4Latintoxicuma poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison
5Ancient Greekτοξικόνinflection of τοξικός : ## neuter...
6Ancient Greekτοξικόςof or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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