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Where does “empoisonnement” come from?

empoisonnement (French) comes from French empoisonner, from French poison, from Old French poison, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

empoisonnement (French): poisoning

Definitions

  1. poisoning

Ancestry of “empoisonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchempoisonnerto poison, to kill by poisoning
2Frenchpoisonpoison
3Old Frenchpoisonpoison; potion
4Latinpōtiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “empoisonnement”

  • empoisonment
  • anpwazònman
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