poison
/ˈpɔɪzən/POY-zuhn
/ˈpɔɪzən/POY-zuhn
Meaninga drink
Common meaning: a harmful substance
- poisto drink; a drinkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1409 · scan
- onnoun ending (from Latin -o, -onis)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin pōtō; pōtiō ‘to drink; a drink’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pōtō, p. 1409 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry POISON, p. 453 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pōtō; pōtiō Latin “to drink; a drink”
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