Etymology of the English word viricide
the English word
viricidederived from the English word
virusderived from the Latin word
virus (venom, poisonous secretion of snakes, creatures)
using the English suffix
-cidederived from the French suffix
-cidederived from the Late Latin suffix
-cidaderived 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
