toxic

The story

1. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
4. Latintoxicum
5. Latintoxicu
6. Frenchtoxique
7. English todaytoxic

Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Words from the same roots