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