Where does “serpenticidal” come from?
serpenticidal (English) comes from English serpenticide, 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.
serpenticidal (English): Serpent or snake killing
Definitions
- Serpent or snake killing
Ancestry of “serpenticidal”, step by step
serpenticidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serpenticide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serpenticide | The killing of a snake; The killer of a snake |
| 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 |