Where does “verbicidal” come from?
verbicidal (English) comes from English verbicide, from English -icide, from English -cide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
verbicidal (English): Committing or relating to verbicide; destroying...
Definitions
- Committing or relating to verbicide; destroying...
Ancestry of “verbicidal”, step by step
verbicidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verbicide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verbicide | The destruction or elimination of a word; One who... |
| 2 | English | -icide | Alternative form of -cide |
| 3 | English | -cide | killing; killer |
| 4 | Middle French | -cide | — |
| 5 | Latin | -cīdium | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |