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Where does “antiherbicide” come from?

antiherbicide (English) comes from English herbicide, from English -icide, from English -cide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

antiherbicide (English): Opposing the use of herbicides

Definitions

  1. Opposing the use of herbicides

Ancestry of “antiherbicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishherbicideA substance used to kill plants
2English-icideAlternative form of -cide
3English-cidekilling; killer
4Middle French-cide—
5Latin-cīdium—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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