Where does “regicide” come from?
Regicide comes from Latin regicida, formed from rex meaning king and -cida meaning killer, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-.
regicide (English): The killing of a king; One who kills a king
Definitions
- The killing of a king; One who kills a king
Ancestry of “regicide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | rēgicida | — |