The term toxicology, today denoting the study of poison and its effects as part of pharmacology, is derived from the Greek tóxikon (poison for use on arrows, from tóxon, “bow”). The Latin venenum and potio ([medical, magical, or lethal] drink) gave rise to the French venin and poison and the English “venom” and “poison.” The German Gift was formerly synonymous with the English “gift,” including a sense of “poison” (as a “[given] do…