How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"cide" is from "caedere" (to kill) spoken by ancient people in central Italy around 700 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this suffix,
bactericide
genocide
insecticide
suicide
Definition
A word ending that indicates that kill modifies the word. Created by people to expand meaning of words. Can be added to the end of many words.
Examples of how the word is used
| The use of baking soda as a fungicide is not a new idea. |
| They excel at constructing tense studies of homicidal passion, the burning-ember kind that smolders until flaring up in a desperate act of violence. |