Etymology of the English word algicide
the English word
algicidederived from the English word
algaederived from the Latin word
algaederived from the Latin word
alga (sea-weed; rubbish, uncountable stuff)
using 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-derived from the English word
algaderived from the Latin word
alga (sea-weed; rubbish, uncountable stuff)
Usage
Word found in Modern English