Where does “amanitotossina” come from?

amanitotossina (Italian) comes from Italian amanita, from taxonomic name Amanita.

Ancestry of “amanitotossina”, step by step

amanitotossina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian amanita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianamanitaamanita any mushroom of the genus
2taxonomic nameAmanita

via Italian tossina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantossinatoxin
Every word from taxonomic name AmanitaEvery word from Italian amanita