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uxoricidium.

The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ʊk.soː.rɪˈkiː.di.ũː]Classical-Latin[uk.so.riˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]

  1. The murdering of one's own wife; uxoricide

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin uxor Latin -cīda Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin -cīdium Latin uxōricīdium From uxor (“wife”) + -cīdium (“killing”).

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