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Where does “suicidarsi” come from?

suicidarsi (Italian) comes from Italian suicidio, from New Latin suicidium, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

suicidarsi (Italian): to kill oneself, commit suicide; to jeopardize...

Definitions

  1. to kill oneself, commit suicide; to jeopardize...

Ancestry of “suicidarsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansuicidiosuicide
2New Latinsuicidiumsuicide
3Latin-cīdium—
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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