Etymology

dendrotoxin

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Today it means: Any of a class of neurotoxins produced by mamba snakes Full definition →

English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóruredup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*der-drew-om?
  3. Ancient Greekδένδρον (déndron)
  4. Englishdendr-
  5. Englishdendro-
  6. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  8. Latintoxicum
  9. Englishtoxin
  10. English todaydendrotoxin

From dendro- + toxin.

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