Etymology of the English word regicide
the English word
regicidederived from the Medieval Latin word
rex (king)
derived from the Latin word
regere (rule, guide; manage)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
using the Latin suffix
-cideDate
The earliest known usage of regicide in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
