Etymology

patricide

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Today it means: The murder of one's father. Full definition →

Middle French patricide ← Latin patricīdium
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patricide · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed frompatricīdium
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompatricide
  3. English todaypatricide

Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

patricide · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed frompatricīda
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompatricide
  3. English todaypatricide

Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

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