## Etymology
From toxic + -ant, modeled on intoxicant; toxic is from Late Latin toxicus ('poisoned'), from Latin toxicum ('poison'), from Ancient Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ('poison for arrows').

## AI Etymology
Toxicant is from toxic + -ant, modeled on intoxicant; toxic is from Late Latin toxicus ('poisoned'), from Latin toxicum ('poison'), from Ancient Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ('poison for arrows'). Important recorded forms include toxicum (Latin), τοξικόν (Ancient Greek), and τόξον (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a poisonous substance, especially a man-made one. The wider family includes related words such as toxic, toxin, intoxicant, and toxicity.

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