1. Etymology of the French word homicide
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-Derivations in other languages
English
homicide, Romanian
homicidCognates
Italian
omicidio, Spanish
homicidioUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word homicide
derived from the French word
homicidederived from the Latin word
homicidium (homicide, murder)
derived from the Classical Latin word
homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-using the Latin suffix
-cidiumderived from the Late Latin word
caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-Usage
Word found in Old French
