Where does “poyson” come from?

poyson (Middle English) comes from Old French poison, from Latin pōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “poyson”, step by step

poyson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French poison

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoisonpoison; potion
2Latinpōtiōdrinking
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old French puison

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpuison
2Latinpotiodrinking; drink, draught, potion
3Latinpotarepresent active infinitive of pōtō; second-person...
4LatinpotoI drink
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-