Where does “omicida” come from?
omicida (Italian) comes from Latin homicīda, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
omicida (Italian): murderer; homicidal, murderous
Definitions
- murderer; homicidal, murderous
Ancestry of “omicida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | homicīda | a murderer, a manslayer, a slayer of men; a murderess |
| 2 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 3 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |