Where does “magnicida” come from?
magnicida (Spanish) comes from Spanish -cida, from Latin -cīda, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
magnicida (Spanish): assassin of an important figure
Definitions
- assassin of an important figure
Ancestry of “magnicida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -cida | -cide; -cidal |
| 2 | Latin | -cīda | — |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |