Where does “sparrowcide” come from?

sparrowcide (English) comes from English sparrow, from Middle English Sparow.

sparrowcide (English): The killing of sparrows

Definitions

  1. The killing of sparrows

Ancestry of “sparrowcide”, step by step

sparrowcide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sparrow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparrowThe house sparrow, "Passer domesticus"; a small...
2Middle EnglishSparow—

via English cide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcide—
Every word from Middle English Sparow →Every word from English sparrow →
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