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Where does “toxicus” come from?

toxicus (Latin) comes 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...

toxicus (Latin): toxic; poisonous

Definitions

  1. toxic; poisonous

Ancestry of “toxicus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “toxicus”

  • toxic
  • toxicity
  • intoxicating
  • cytotoxic
  • cytotoxicity
  • nontoxic
  • neurotoxicity
  • hepatotoxicity
  • neurotoxic
  • intoxicate
  • nephrotoxicity
  • thyrotoxicosis
  • detoxify
  • genotoxic
  • nephrotoxic
  • toxics
  • genotoxicity
  • excitotoxicity
  • tox
  • cardiotoxicity
  • ototoxicity
  • hepatotoxic
  • excitotoxic
  • immunotoxicity
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