Where does “felicidal” come from?
felicidal (English) comes from English felicide, from Latin fēlis, from Portuguese Onça, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx — to turn.
felicidal (English): Pertaining to felicide; Inclined to kill cats
Definitions
- Pertaining to felicide; Inclined to kill cats
Ancestry of “felicidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | felicide | The killing of a cat, catslaughter |
| 2 | Latin | fēlis | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | Onça | — |
| 4 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 5 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 6 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 8 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 10 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 11 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 12 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 13 | Latin | colō | — |
| 14 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |