-cidal

suffix

Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin caedō ← Proto-Italic *kaidō →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  4. Latincaedō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English-cidal

From -cide + -al.

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APA

-cidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cidal

MLA

“-cidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cidal.

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