Etymology of the English word homicidal
the English word
homicidalderived from the English word
homicidederived from the Old French word
homicidederived from the Latin word
homicida (murderer, homicide; killer of men)
derived from the Classical Latin word
homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-using the Late Latin suffix
-cidaderived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisUsage
Word found in Modern English