-cide

/-saɪd/

suffix

killing

OriginLatin caedō ← Proto-Italic *kaidō ← Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti →
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Meanings

-cide1

suffix

alternative -icide

  1. killing

-cide2

suffix

alternative -icide

  1. killer

Origin

-cide · suffix

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  4. Latincaedō
  5. English-cide

From Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium (“killing”).

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-cide · suffix

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  4. Latincaedō
  5. English-cide

From Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīda (“cutter, killer”), from caedō (“cut, kill”).

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Translations

Basque -zidio, -zida
  • -zidiokilling of
  • -zidakiller of
Bulgarian -уби́йство
  • -уби́йство (-ubíjstvo)killing of
Catalan -cidi, -cida
  • -cidikilling of
  • -cidakiller of
Chinese Mandarin -殺 /杀, 殺人 /杀人
  • -殺 /杀 (shā)killing of
  • 殺人 /杀人 (shārén)killer of
Esperanto murdo
  • murdokilling of
Finnish -murha, -tappaja
  • -murhakilling of
  • -tappajakiller of
French -cide, -cide
  • -cidekilling of
  • -cidekiller of
German -mord, -zid
  • -mordkilling of
  • -zidkilling of
  • -mörderkiller of
Greek -κτονία, -κτόνος
  • -κτονία (-ktonía)killing of
  • -κτόνος (-któnos)killer of
Hindi -हत्या
  • -हत्या (-hatyā)killing of
Hungarian -ölés, -irtás
  • -öléskilling of
  • -irtáskilling of
  • -cidakilling of
  • -ölőkiller of
  • -irtókiller of
  • -cidkiller of
Icelandic -dráp, -eitur
  • -drápkilling of
  • -eiturkilling of
  • -deyðirkiller of
  • -eyðirkiller of
Irish -mharfóireacht, --mharú
  • -mharfóireachtkilling of
  • --mharúkilling of
  • -mharfóirkiller of
Italian -cidio, -cida
  • -cidiokilling of
  • -cidakiller of
Japanese -殺し
  • -殺し (koroshi)killing of
Latin -cidium, -cīda
  • -cidiumkilling of
  • -cīdakiller of
Persian -کُشی, -کُش
  • -کُشی (-koši)killing of
  • -کُش (-koš)killer of
Polish -cyd, -cyd
  • -cydkilling of
  • -cydkiller of
Portuguese -cídio, -cida
  • -cídiokilling of
  • -cidakiller of
Romanian -cid, -cid
  • -cidkilling of
  • -cidkiller of
  • -cidăkiller of
Russian -цид, -уби́йство
  • -цид (-cid)killing of
  • -уби́йство (-ubíjstvo)killing of
  • -уби́йца (-ubíjca)killer of
Spanish -cidio, -cida
  • -cidiokilling of
  • -cidakiller of
Swedish -mord, -cid
  • -mordkilling of
  • -cidkilling of
  • mördarekiller of
  • -cidkiller of
Tagalog -sidyo, -sida
  • -sidyokilling of
  • -sidakiller of
Tamil -கொலை, -கொல்லி
  • -கொலை (-kolai)killing of
  • -கொல்லி (-kolli)killer of
Yiddish ־מאָרד, ־מערדער
  • ־מאָרד (-mord)killing of
  • ־מערדער (-merder)killer of
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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