Where does “patricide” come from?

patricide (English) comes from Latin patricida, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

patricide (English): Murder of one's father; A murderer of his/her own...

Definitions

  1. Murder of one's father; A murderer of his/her own...

Ancestry of “patricide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpatricidaA patricide
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “patricide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →