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Where does “homicidally” come from?

homicidally (English) comes from English homicidal, from English homicide, from Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.

homicidally (English): In a homicidal manner; For the purpose of...

Definitions

  1. In a homicidal manner; For the purpose of...

Ancestry of “homicidally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhomicidalof or pertaining to homicide
2EnglishhomicideThe killing of one person by another, whether...
3Old Frenchhomicide—
4Latinhomicīda—
5Latinhomō—
6Old Latinhemō—
7Proto-Italichemōman
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
10Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
11Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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