Where does “magnicidio” come from?

magnicidio (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.

magnicidio (Spanish): assassination (of a major figure)

Definitions

  1. assassination (of a major figure)

Ancestry of “magnicidio”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius
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