Where does “infox” come from?
infox (French) comes from French intox, 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...
infox (French): fake news
Definitions
- fake news
Ancestry of “infox”, step by step
infox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French intox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intox | hoax; disinformation |
| 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... |
via French info
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | info | Contraction of information; Contraction of... |