Where does “magnicídio” come from?

magnicídio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -cídio, from Latin uxor, from Proto-Italic uksōr — wife.

magnicídio (Portuguese): assassination

Definitions

  1. assassination

Ancestry of “magnicídio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-cídiocide killing of
2Latinuxora wife, a spouse, a consort
3Proto-Italicuksōrwife
Every word from Proto-Italic uksōr →Every word from Latin uxor →Every word from Portuguese -cídio →