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Etymology of the English word raticide

the English word raticide
derived from the English word rat
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-

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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