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Etymology of the English word pesticide

the English word pesticide
derived from the English word pest
derived from the Old French word peste
derived from the Latin word pestis (plague, pestilence, curse)
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-

Derivations in other languages

Italian pesticida

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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