Meaning

noun any substance that has a toxic effect on cells

originEtymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip.…

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0