==Etymology=="Toxic" and similar words came from Greek τοξον = "bow (weapon)" via "poisoned arrow", which came to be used for "poison" in scientific language, as the usual Classical Greek word ('ιον) for "poison" would transcribe as "io-", which is not distinctive enough.
== Etymology ==«Toxic» and similar words came from Greek τοξον = «bow (weapon)» via "poisoned arrow, " which came to be used for «poison» in scientific language, as the usual Classical Greek word ('ιον) for «poison» would transcribe as «io-», which is not distinctive enough.