Where does “septicidally” come from?

septicidally (English) comes from English septicidal, from English septum, from Latin sēptum.

septicidally (English): In a septicidal manner

Definitions

  1. In a septicidal manner

Ancestry of “septicidally”, step by step

septicidally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English septicidal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsepticidalDividing the partitions; said of a method of...
2EnglishseptumA wall separating two cavities; a partition; A...
3Latinsēptum

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin sēptumEvery word from English septumEvery word from English septicidal