-cide

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 156 words | Copyright

-cide 1 repr. F. -cide, L. -cīda -killer, f. cædere (-cīdere) cut down, kill, as in homicīda HOMICIDE 2, parricīda PARRICIDE 1.

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