Where does “trucidate” come from?

trucidate (English) comes from Latin trucīdō, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

trucidate (English): To slaughter, massacre, kill

Definitions

  1. To slaughter, massacre, kill

Ancestry of “trucidate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrucīdōto slaughter, massacre, cut to pieces, kill in a cruel way
2Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →