viricidal

viricidal

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós
Proto-Italic *wiros
Latin vir
Latin -i-bor.
English -i-
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.
Proto-Italic *kaidō
Latin caedō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin -cīdader.
Middle French -cidebor.
English -cide
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English -cidal
English viricidal

    From Latin vir + English -i- + -cidal.

    Adjective

    viricidal (comparative more viricidal, superlative most viricidal)

    1. Of or pertaining to a viricide (killing of a husband)

    Etymology 2

    From viri- +‎ -cide.[1]

    Adjective

    viricidal (comparative more viricidal, superlative most viricidal)

    1. Alternative form of virucidal.

    References

    1. ^ “viricidal, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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