Etymology

thyrotoxicotic

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Today it means: Relating to, or afflicted with, thyrotoxicosis. Full definition →

English thyrotoxicosis ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  14. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  15. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  16. Latintoxicum
  17. Latintoxicu
  18. Frenchtoxique
  19. Englishtoxic
  20. Englishtoxicosis
  21. Englishthyrotoxicosis
  22. English todaythyrotoxicotic

From thyrotoxicosis + -otic.

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