Where does “génocidaire” come from?
génocidaire (English) comes from French génocidaire, from French génocide, from English genocide, from English -cide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
génocidaire (English): Alternative form of genocidaire
Definitions
- Alternative form of genocidaire
Ancestry of “génocidaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | génocidaire | genocidal; genocidaire |
| 2 | French | génocide | genocide |
| 3 | English | genocide | The systematic killing of substantial numbers of... |
| 4 | English | -cide | killing; killer |
| 5 | Middle French | -cide | — |
| 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 |