Where does “conjugicide” come from?
conjugicide (English) comes from English conjugal, from Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugalis, from Latin coniugō, from Latin coniunx, from Latin coniūngō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
conjugicide (English): The act of killing one's spouse with the intention of then marrying someone else (sometimes taken to also include the act of killing another person's spouse with the intention of then marrying that person)
Definitions
- The act of killing one's spouse with the intention of then marrying someone else (sometimes taken to also include the act of killing another person's spouse with the intention of then marrying that person)
Ancestry of “conjugicide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conjugal | Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship... |
| 2 | Middle French | conjugal | — |
| 3 | Latin | coniugalis | conjugal |
| 4 | Latin | coniugō | to unite, especially in marriage |
| 5 | Latin | coniunx | spouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wife |
| 6 | Latin | coniūngō | to bind together, connect, join, unite, yoke together, juxtapose |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |