Where does “nonhomicidal” come from?
nonhomicidal (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.
nonhomicidal (English): Not homicidal
Definitions
- Not homicidal
Ancestry of “nonhomicidal”, step by step
nonhomicidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homicidal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homicidal | of or pertaining to homicide |
| 2 | English | homicide | The killing of one person by another, whether... |
| 3 | Old French | homicide | — |
| 4 | Latin | homicīda | a murderer, a manslayer, a slayer of men; a murderess |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |