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