tóxico
Portuguese
/ˈtɔk.si.ku/, /ˈtɔk.si.ko/, /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ku/
noun
Definitions
- (toxicology) poison substance harmful to a living organism
- a recreational drug
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin toxicum (poison, arrow poison) derived from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (arrow poison, poison for arrows).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τοξικόν
Gloss
arrow poison, poison for arrows
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- toxin English
- intoxicāre Latin
- toxicum Latin
- toxicus Latin
- toxicō Latin
- tósigo Spanish, Castilian
- tóxico Spanish, Castilian
- τοξικόν Ancient Greek
- τυρός Ancient Greek
- agrotóxico Portuguese
- antiendotóxico Portuguese
- antitóxico Portuguese
- endotóxico Portuguese
- neurotóxico Portuguese
- toxicólogo Portuguese
- tósego Galician
- tóxico Galician
- toapsec Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- teissa Romansh
- tissi Romansh
- tössi Romansh
- tuessin Friulian
- tòsego Venetian