Etymology of the English word poisonous
the English word
poisonoususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
poisonderived from the Old French word
poisonderived from the Latin word
potionemderived from the Latin word
potio (drinking, drink)
derived from the Latin word
potus (drink, draught; something to drink; drunk; drunk up, drained)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
