Eugenicide etymology

English

English word eugenicide comes from English genocide, English eugenics

Etymology of eugenicide

Detailed word origin of eugenicide

Dictionary entry Language Definition
genocide English (en) To commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely. (by extension) The systematic suppression of ideas on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.. The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, political beliefs, social status, or other particularities.
eugenics English (en) (biology) The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.. (sociology, biology) A social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by [...]
eugenicide English (en) Alternative form of eugenocide.