Where does “poysone” come from?

poysone (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.

poysone (Middle English): Alternative form of poisoun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of poisoun

Ancestry of “poysone”, step by step

poysone 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-