poison
English
/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
noun
Definitions
- A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
- Something that harms a person or thing.
- (informal) A drink; liquor.
- (chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English poisoun derived from Old French puison derived from Latin pōtiōnis, pōtio (a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion, drink).
Origin
Latin
pōtiōnis, pōtio
Gloss
a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion, drink
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
飲
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipoison English
- autopoisonous English
- berry English
- counterpoison English
- empoison English
- empoisoner English
- hemlock English
- impoison English
- impoisoner English
- ivy English
- monger English
- nonpoisonous English
- poison hemlock English
- poison-ivy English
- poisonability English
- poisonable English
- poisonberry English
- poisoner English
- poisonest English
- poisoneth English
- poisonless English
- poisonlessness English
- poisonlike English
- poisonmonger English
- poisonous English
- poisonously English
- poisonousness English
- poisonsome English
- poisonvetch English
- poisonwood English
- spit English
- spit-poison English
- spitpoison English
- unpoison English
- unpoisonable English
- unpoisonous English
- vetch English
- wood English
- pōtiōnis, pōtio Latin
- empoisounen Middle English
- impoisounen Middle English
- poisoun Middle English
- poison Old French
- puison Old French
- pyshoon Manx
- puinnsiun Middle Irish
- baijin Marshallese
- poisin Tok Pisin
- poisinman Tok Pisin
- ivy
- wood
- spit
- vetch
- berry
- monger
- hemlock
- impoison
- poisoner
- unpoison
- empoison
- poisonous
- poisonest
- poisoneth
- empoisoner
- poisonable
- poisonsome
- impoisoner
- poisonwood
- poisonlike
- poison-ivy
- poisonless
- antipoison
- spitpoison
- poisonberry
- poisonvetch
- poisonously
- unpoisonous
- spit-poison
- unpoisonable
- poisonmonger
- nonpoisonous
- poisonability
- poisonousness
- autopoisonous
- counterpoison
- poison hemlock
- poisonlessness