Where does “fratricidally” come from?
fratricidally (English) comes from English fratricidal, from English fratricide, from Middle English fratricide, from Middle French fratricide, from Latin fratricidium, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
fratricidally (English): In a fratricidal manner
Definitions
- In a fratricidal manner
Ancestry of “fratricidally”, step by step
fratricidally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fratricidal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fratricidal | Of or pertaining to fratricide |
| 2 | English | fratricide | The killing of one's brother; A person who... |
| 3 | Middle English | fratricide | — |
| 4 | Middle French | fratricide | — |
| 5 | Latin | fratricidium | the murder of a brother, fratricide |
| 6 | Latin | -cīdium | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |