Where does “génocidaithe” come from?
génocidaithe (Norman) comes from Norman génocide, from French génocide, from English genocide, from English -cide, from Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
génocidaithe (Norman): genocidal
Ancestry of “génocidaithe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | génocide | genocide |
| 2 | French | génocide | genocide |
| 3 | English | genocide | The systematic killing of substantial numbers of... |
| 4 | English | -cide | killing; killer |
| 5 | Middle French | -cide | — |
| 6 | Latin | -cīdium | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |