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
- The murder of a prophet; A murderer of a prophet
Ancestry of “vaticide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vātēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |
Words derived from “vaticide”