génocide

See also: genocide

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti

Proto-Italic *kaidō

Latin caedō

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -cīda

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin -cīdiumder.

Middle French -cidebor.

English -cide

English genocidebor.

French génocide

Borrowed from English genocide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe.nɔ.sid/

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Noun

génocide m (plural génocides)

1. genocide

Derived terms

• génocidaire

Further reading

• “génocide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• congédie, congédié

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French génocide.

Noun

génocide f (plural génocides)

1. (Jersey) genocide

Derived terms

• génocidaithe