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Where does “conyugicidio” come from?

conyugicidio (Spanish) comes from Spanish -cidio, 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.

conyugicidio (Spanish): The murder of one by one's spouse; a mariticide...

Definitions

  1. The murder of one by one's spouse; a mariticide...

Ancestry of “conyugicidio”, step by step

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