Etymology of the English word genocide
the English word
genocideusing the English prefix
geno-derived from the Greek word
genos, γένος ('kin' (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-using the Greek suffix
-cideDate
The earliest known usage of genocide in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
