Where does “suicide” come from?

suicide (English) comes from Latin suicidium, 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.

suicide (English): Intentional killing of oneself; A particular...

Definitions

  1. Intentional killing of oneself; A particular...

Ancestry of “suicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuicidiumsuicide
2Latin-cīdium—
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “suicide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →