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Vinony

-cide

  1. noun combining form meaning "killer"
  2. noun combining form meaning "killing"
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /-saɪd/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der. 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 From Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīda (“cutter, killer”), from caedō (“cut, kill”).

  1. killer