Etymology:
Anti- (against) + dote (given)
Meaning:
A substance that counteracts or neutralizes a poison or disease.
Origin:
15th century: from Latin antidotum, from Greek antidotos, from anti- (against) + didonai (to give).
History:
The use of antidotes has been documented for thousands of years. Early antidotes were often crude and ineffective, but they gradually became more sophisticated as medical knowledge advanced.
By the 19th century, scientists had developed a number of effective antidotes for common poisons, such as arsenic, mercury, and strychnine. Today, there are antidotes available for a wide range of poisons, including pesticides, industrial chemicals, and drugs.
Examples of Antidotes:
Etymology Anti From Greek meaning against or opposite dotal From Latin meaning
Etymology Anti against dote given Meaning A substance that counteracts or neut
Etymology The word anti has its origins in the Greek prefix ἀντί anti meanin
Etymology The word antipasto is derived from the Italian words ante meaning before
Etymology Meaning A response to a question or request Origin The word answer come
Etymology Latin anticipare from ante before capere to take Literally meaning
Etymology From Middle English antique anglicized loan word from Old French antique an
Etymology French anecdote unpublished or private story Late Latin anekdotos unpubli
Etymology Anti against dote given Meaning A substance that counteracts or neut
Etymology The word betray comes from the Old French word betreier which in turn come
Etymology The word condone comes from the Latin phrase con donare which means to g
Etymology and Origin Dacha is a Russian word that refers to a small cottage or country h
Origin Latin datum meaning thing given Meaning A piece of information espe
Data Etymology From the Latin word datum meaning given Meaning A piece of i
Etymology The word date has its origins in the Late Latin word data which means gi
Etymology The word dative originates from the Latin word dativus which means giving
Etymology The word deodand is derived from two Latin words Deo dative of Deus to
Etymology The word donation comes from the Latin word donare meaning to give Mea
Etymology Derived from Latin donativum gift from donare to give ultimately fr
Etymology The word donor originates from the Latin word donarium which means gift
Etymology Greek Δωριεύς Dōrieus meaning Dorian Late Latin Mauricius Mau
Etymology The name Dorothy is derived from the Greek name Δωροθεα Dorothea whi
Etymology The word dose comes from the Middle English word dose which came from Old
Etymology The word dowager derives from the Anglo Norman French word douwerie which
Etymology Dower originates from the Old French word douaire which in turn is derive
Etymology Middle English dowarie dowaire Old French douaire Late Latin Vulgar Latin
Etymology French édition Latin editio from edere to give out publish Meaning
Etymology Middle English endowen endowe from Anglo Norman French endower endouer e
Etymology Greek ευ eu meaning good or well Greek δωρον doron meani
Etymology The word fedora is derived from the play Fédora written by Victorien Sardou
Etymology and Origin Latin Isidorus Greek Isídoros Ἰσίδωρος Meaning
Etymology Middle English mandat Old French mandat Latin mandātum command order
Etymology The name Pandora is derived from two Greek words pan παν meaning
Etymology The word pardon comes from the Old French word pardonner which itself come
Etymology Late Latin perditio destruction ruin from the verb perdere to destroy
Etymology Greek name Πολύδωρος Polydoros meaning having many gifts Mean
Etymology Old French rendre Late Latin reddere Proto Indo European red Meaning
Etymology The word rent originates from the Middle English word rente which in turn
Etymology Latin sacerdotalis Proto Indo European sék ro holy consecrated Me
Etymology Samizdat is a Russian word coined from the prefix sam self and izdat p
Etymology Old French surrendre Latin surrenderē from sub under reddere to
Etymology Greek Θεόδωρος Theodoros Meaning Gift of God Origin Th
Etymology Greek Θεοδοσία Theodosia Meaning God given or gift of God
Etymology Latin traditio traditionis a handing over delivery transmission surren
Etymology Middle English traytour from Anglo Norman French traitur from Late Latin tr
Etymology Middle English tresoun Old French treson traïson Latin traditio delive
Etymology Latin vendēre to sell Meaning To offer or deliver goods or services i
Etymology The word treacle has origins in several languages Middle English treacl
Etymology and Meaning The name Basil is derived from the Greek word βασιλικόν b
Etymology of Remedial The word remedial comes from the Latin word remedium which m
Etymology From Persian pādzahr پادزهر meaning antidote Entered English vi
Etymology The word remedy comes from the Latin word remedium which means a cure or
Etymology The word cure comes from the Latin word cura which means care The Latin
Etymology The term therapeutic is derived from the Greek word therapeuein which mea
Etymology The term Poindexter originated as a fictional character in the 1950s comic s
Etymology The word desultory originates from the Latin word desultor which means v
Etymology The word camera is derived from the Latin word camera meaning room or c
