-cida etymology

Latin

Latin word -cida comes from Latin caedo, Latin -a

Etymology of -cida

Detailed word origin of -cida

Dictionary entry Language Definition
caedo Latin (lat) Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat.
-a Latin (lat) suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms (usually masculine) agent nouns suffixed chiefly to the stems of adjectives terminating in -ter, forms adverbs which are frequently also used as prepositions.
-cida Latin (lat) Noun-forming suffix denoting “one who kills” or “one who cuts” from nouns stems.

Words with the same origin as -cida

Descendants of caedo

occidere

Descendants of -a

citra