Where does “auto-intoxication” come from?
auto-intoxication (French) comes from French autointoxication, from French intoxication, from French intoxiquer, from Medieval Latin intoxicare, from Latin toxicō, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
auto-intoxication (French): Alternative form of autointoxication
Definitions
- Alternative form of autointoxication
Ancestry of “auto-intoxication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | autointoxication | autointoxication |
| 2 | French | intoxication | poisoning; the act of spreading false information... |
| 3 | French | intoxiquer | to poison, to intoxicate; to spread propaganda |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | intoxicare | — |
| 5 | Latin | toxicō | to smear or anoint with poison |
| 6 | Latin | toxicus | toxic; poisonous |
| 7 | Latin | toxicum | a poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τοξικόν | poison used on the tips of arrows |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τοξικός | of or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |