Etymology of the English suffix -cide
the English suffix
-cidederived from the French suffix
-cidederived from the Late Latin suffix
-cidaderived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-Derivations in English
autocide,
bactericide,
biocide,
fungicide,
gametocide,
liberticide,
mildewcide,
nematocide,
ovicide,
patricide,
phytocide,
scabicide,
taeniacide,
virucide,
ecocide,
aborticide,
acaricide,
algicide,
femicide,
feticide,
herbicide,
insecticide,
larvicide,
microbicide,
miticide,
parasiticide,
parenticide,
pesticide,
raticide,
rodenticide,
spermicide,
sporicide,
viricide,
gramicidinUsage
Word found in Modern English
