Etymology

toxics

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Today it means: Toxic waste Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  2. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  3. Latintoxicum
  4. Latintoxicu
  5. Frenchtoxique
  6. Englishtoxic
  7. English todaytoxics

From toxic + -s.

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