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Where does “autotoxicus” come from?

autotoxicus (Latin) comes from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

autotoxicus (Latin): autoimmune

Definitions

  1. autoimmune

Ancestry of “autotoxicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintoxicustoxic; poisonous
2Latintoxicuma poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison
3Ancient Greekτοξικόνinflection of τοξικός : ## neuter...
4Ancient Greekτοξικόςof or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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