Where does “trucīdō” come from?

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

trucīdō (Latin): to slaughter, massacre, cut to pieces, kill in a cruel way

Definitions

  1. to slaughter, massacre, cut to pieces, kill in a cruel way

Ancestry of “trucīdō”, step by step

trucīdō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caedō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaedōto cut, hew, fell
2Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

via Latin trux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintruxwild, rough, harsh, savage, fierce, ferocious;...
2Proto-Celtic*truxsosa cut off piece, broken off piece

Words derived from “trucīdō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →