Etymology of the English word homicide
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-Date
The earliest known usage of homicide in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
homicidalUsage
Word found in Modern English
