Suicide etymology

English

English word suicide comes from Latin -cida, Latin sui

Etymology of suicide

Detailed word origin of suicide

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-cida Latin (lat) Noun-forming suffix denoting “one who kills” or “one who cuts” from nouns stems.
sui Latin (lat) The genitive of the possessive pronoun meaning his, her/hers, its, their.. The genitive of the reflexive pronoun meaning of himself, of herself, of itself, of themselves, one another, each other, etc.. The inflected form of the possessive pronoun meaning his, her/hers, its, their.
suicida New Latin (la-new)
suicide English (en) (attributive) pertaining to a suicide bombing; as suicide belt, suicide vest. (countable) A beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain.. (countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing himself or herself, or of multiple people doing so.. (countable) A person who has intentionally killed him/herself.. (countable) A run comprising a series of sprints of [...]

Words with the same origin as suicide

Descendants of -cida

homicide