Etymology

phytotoxin

P3H4Y4T1O1T1O1X8I1N1

Today it means: Any toxic substance produced by a plant. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  9. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  10. Latintoxicum
  11. Englishtoxin
  12. English todayphytotoxin

From phyto- + toxin.

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