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homicida.

murderer, homicide; killer of men (applied to epic heroes);

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[hɔ.mɪˈkiː.da]Classical-Latin[o.miˈt͡ʃiː.da]
  1. a murderer, a manslayer, a slayer of men; a murderess

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homō Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīda Latin homicīda From homō (“person”) + -cīda.

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