Where does “antisuicide” come from?
antisuicide (English) comes from English suicide, from Latin suicidium, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
antisuicide (English): Opposing or preventing suicide
Definitions
- Opposing or preventing suicide
Ancestry of “antisuicide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suicide | Intentional killing of oneself; A particular... |
| 2 | Latin | suicidium | suicide |
| 3 | Latin | -cīdium | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |