Etymology

toxically

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Today it means: In a toxic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English toxic
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todaytoxically

From toxic + -ally.

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