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Where does “intoxicar” come from?

intoxicar (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin intoxicare, from Latin toxicō, from Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν, from Ancient Greek τοξικός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

intoxicar (Spanish): to intoxicate

Definitions

  1. to intoxicate

Ancestry of “intoxicar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinintoxicare—
2Latintoxicō—
3Latintoxicustoxic; poisonous
4Latintoxicuma poison used on the tips of arrows; any poison
5Ancient Greekτοξικόνinflection of τοξικός : ## neuter...
6Ancient Greekτοξικόςof or for the bow; skilled in the use of the bow;...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intoxicar”

  • desintoxicar
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