Etymology

genocidal

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English genocide ← Latin caedō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  4. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  7. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  8. Latincaedō
  9. Englishgenocide
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todaygenocidal

From genocide + -al.

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