Etymology

phototoxic

P3H4O1T1O1T1O1X8I1C3

Today it means: Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light. Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  9. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  10. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  11. Latintoxicum
  12. Latintoxicu
  13. Frenchtoxique
  14. Englishtoxic
  15. English todayphototoxic

From photo- + toxic.

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