Etymology

uxoricide

ux·or·i·cide
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Today it means: One who murders one's wife. Full definition →

French uxoricide ← Latin uxor
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uxoricide · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromuxor
  2. French · borrowed fromuxoricide
  3. English todayuxoricide

Borrowed from French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide.

uxoricide · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromuxōricīdium
  2. French · borrowed fromuxoricide
  3. English todayuxoricide

From French uxoricide or Latin uxōricīdium.

Words from the same roots

Latinuxor all →

uxorophobia

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