English

Santander poison frog

From Santander (“department of Colombia”) + poison + frog.

Formed from Santander ‘department of Colombia’ + poison + frog

Old Spanish Santander

Spanish Santander

Latin pōtus

Latin pōtō ‘to drink’

Latin pōtiōnem ‘drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion’

Old French poison

Middle English poysoun ‘a poison’

Proto-Indo-European *prew- ‘to jump’

Proto-West Germanic *froggō

Old English frocga

Middle English frogge ‘a frog or toad’

English frog

Today it means

noun Ranitomeya virolinensis, a species of poison dart frog only found in two departments of Colombia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Santander poison frog