computercide

computercide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin computō
Proto-Italic *-āzi
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Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Latin computārelbor.
French computerbor.
English compute
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English computer
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.
Proto-Italic *kaidō
Latin caedō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin -cīda
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin -cīdiumder.
Middle French -cidebor.
English -cide
English computercide

    From computer + -cide.

    Noun

    computercide (uncountable)

    1. The destruction of a computer.

    References

    • (1987) Readers Digest Book Of Facts, page 230
    • Glowka, Wayne et al. (1999) Among the New Words. American Speech, vol. 74, no. 3, page 304
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