Etymology

enterotoxin

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Today it means: Any of several toxins produced by intestinal bacteria Full definition →

English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  9. Latintoxicum
  10. Englishtoxin
  11. English todayenterotoxin

From entero- + toxin.

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