Occido etymology

Latin

Latin word occido comes from Latin ob- (Towards; against.), Latin caedo

Etymology of occido

Detailed word origin of occido

Dictionary entry Language Definition
ob- Latin (lat) Towards; against.
caedo Latin (lat) Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat.
occido Latin (lat) (by extension) I plague to death, torture, torment, pester. (by extension) I ruin, undo, bring about the ruin of. I cut off, kill, slay, slaughter. I fell, cut to the ground; beat, smash, crush.

Words with the same origin as occido

Descendants of ob-

occidere