Etymology

neurotoxic

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Today it means: Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue. Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  9. Latintoxicum
  10. Latintoxicu
  11. Frenchtoxique
  12. Englishtoxic
  13. English todayneurotoxic

From neuro- + toxic.

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