Etymology

hemotoxin

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Today it means: Any toxin that destroys red blood cells Full definition →

English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  6. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  8. Latintoxicum
  9. Englishtoxin
  10. English todayhemotoxin

From hemo- + toxin.

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