myEtymology.com: English etymology of gramicidin

Etymology of the English word gramicidin

the English word gramicidin

using the English suffix -in

using the English suffix -cide

derived from the French suffix -cide

derived from the Late Latin suffix -cida

derived from the Late Latin word caedere (chop, hew, cut out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaə-id-

derived from the English word Gram-positive

derived from the English word gram-positive

The earliest known usage of gramicidin in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English