myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of pesticida

Etymology of the Italian word pesticida

the Italian word pesticida

derived from 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-