Where does “vaticide” come from?

vaticide (English) comes from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

vaticide (English): The murder of a prophet; A murderer of a prophet

Definitions

  1. The murder of a prophet; A murderer of a prophet

Ancestry of “vaticide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “vaticide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Latin vātēs →