Etymology

tyrannicide

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Today it means: The killing of a tyrant. Full definition →

French tyrannicide ← Middle French tyrannicide ← Latin tyrannicīda
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tyrannicide · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromtyrannicīda
  2. Middle French · derived fromtyrannicide
  3. French · borrowed fromtyrannicide
  4. English todaytyrannicide

From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīda. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.

tyrannicide · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromtyrannicīdium
  2. Middle French · derived fromtyrannicide
  3. French · borrowed fromtyrannicide
  4. English todaytyrannicide

From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīdium. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.

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