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-cide

/-saɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
-cide
IPA
/-saɪd/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

killing

suffix

killer

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdiumder. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide From Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium (“killing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -cide, -cīdium, -cīda

Inflected Forms

-icide (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce -cide?
The recorded pronunciation is /-saɪd/.
What does -cide mean?
killing
Where does -cide come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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