Etymology

hepatotoxic

H4E1P3A1T1O1T1O1X8I1C3

Today it means: Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity. Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Ancient Greekἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)
  5. Englishhepato-
  6. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  9. Latintoxicum
  10. Latintoxicu
  11. Frenchtoxique
  12. Englishtoxic
  13. English todayhepatotoxic

From hepato- + toxic.

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