Where does “taupicide” come from?

taupicide (French) comes from French taupe, from Old French taupe, from Latin talpa — mole.

taupicide (French): Any substance that kills moles

Definitions

  1. Any substance that kills moles

Ancestry of “taupicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaupemole; tunneler; higher mathematics class
2Old Frenchtaupemole
3Latintalpamole
Every word from Latin talpa →Every word from Old French taupe →Every word from French taupe →