Where does “toxinomic” come from?
toxinomic (English) comes from English omic, from English omics, from English -omics, from English -ome, from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
toxinomic (English): Relating to toxinomes or to toxinomics
Definitions
- Relating to toxinomes or to toxinomics
Ancestry of “toxinomic”, step by step
toxinomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English omic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | omic | Of or pertaining to related measurements or data... |
| 2 | English | omics | Any of several biochemical or genetic subfields... |
| 3 | English | -omics | Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of... |
| 4 | English | -ome | A mass of something; The complete whole of a... |
| 5 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English toxin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toxin | A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the... |
| 2 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |