The story
- Latin · derived fromhostis“enemy”
- English todayhosticide
From Latin hostis (“enemy”) + English -cide or Latin caedere (“to kill”).
Words from the same roots
Latinhostis all →
host
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hosticide
hos·ti·cideToday it means: The act of killing an enemy. Full definition →
Latin hostis