Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filicidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fil-i-ci-dal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to filicide.

Etymology

Etymology tree English filicide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English filicidal From filicide + -al.

Questions

What does filicidal mean?
Of or pertaining to filicide.
Where does filicidal come from?
Etymology tree English filicide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English filicidal From filicide + -al.

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