171: toxic May 28, 2015

The word 'toxic' comes from the Latin word 'toxicum' which simply meant ‘poison’. Not a lot has changed in meaning since then, but there was a great change before it came to Latin. This word ultimately comes from Greek "toxikon (pharmakon)" which meant "(poison for) arrows", which came from 'toxon' which meant a 'bow'.

For more on 'bow', click here.