Where does “rodenticidal” come from?
rodenticidal (English) comes from English rodenticide, from English -cide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
rodenticidal (English): Serving to kill rodents, as a rodenticide
Definitions
- Serving to kill rodents, as a rodenticide
Ancestry of “rodenticidal”, step by step
rodenticidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rodenticide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rodenticide | Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests |
| 2 | English | -cide | killing; killer |
| 3 | Middle French | -cide | — |
| 4 | Latin | -cīdium | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |