Where does “extermination” come from?
Extermination comes from Middle French extermination, from Latin exterminatio (a driving out or banishment), derived from the Latin prefix ex- (out) and the Proto-Indo-European root eǵ- (to drive or move).
extermination (English): The act of exterminating; total destruction or...
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- The act of exterminating; total destruction or...
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