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-cidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-ci-dal
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English -al English -cidal From -cide + -al.

Phrases

-cidality

Questions

What does -cidal mean?
Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide.
Where does -cidal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English -al English -cidal From -cide + -al.

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