Etymology

exotoxic

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Today it means: of, related to, or caused by an exotoxin Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  3. Englishexo-
  4. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  5. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  6. Latintoxicum
  7. Latintoxicu
  8. Frenchtoxique
  9. Englishtoxic
  10. English todayexotoxic

From exo- + toxic.

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