poison

(Englisch)

Frequenz

B1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English poisoun, poyson, poysone, puyson, puisun, from Old French poison, poisun, from Latin pōtiōnem (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from pōtō (“I drink”). See also potion and potable (from the same root). Mostly displaced native Old English ātor. See more at atter.

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