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Where does “percidendus” come from?

percidendus (Latin) comes from Latin percido, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

Definitions

Ancestry of “percidendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpercidoI cut or beat to pieces, smash; I cut to pieces,...
2Latincaedō—
3Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →