Etymology

brevetoxicosis

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Today it means: toxicosis due to a brevetoxin Full definition →

English toxicosis ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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  1. Englishbrevetoxin
  2. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  4. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  5. Latintoxicum
  6. Latintoxicu
  7. Frenchtoxique
  8. Englishtoxic
  9. Englishtoxicosis
  10. English todaybrevetoxicosis

Blend of brevetoxin + toxicosis.

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