culturcidal

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A form of culturicidal — Destroying a culture.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English culturcide ← Latin caedō →
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Meanings

adjectiveculturcidal (comparative more culturcidal, superlative most culturcidal)

comparative more culturcidal · superlative most culturcidal

  1. alternativeAlternative form of culturicidal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincultūra
  6. Middle Frenchculture
  7. Englishculture
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  10. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  11. Latincaedō
  12. Englishculturcide
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishculturcidal

From culturcide + -al.

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culturcidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culturcidal

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“culturcidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culturcidal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culturcidal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culturcidal.

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