Cide Root Word - This meaning is found in such words as: Used to form words referring to substances that kill a particular thing: A learned borrowing from latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in the formation of compound words. Genocide, germicide, herbicide, homicide, insecticide, matricide, patricide, suicide. A natural fungicide (= a substance that kills fungus) a smell of insecticide (= a substance that kills insects)
Genocide, germicide, herbicide, homicide, insecticide, matricide, patricide, suicide. Used to form words referring to substances that kill a particular thing: A natural fungicide (= a substance that kills fungus) a smell of insecticide (= a substance that kills insects) A learned borrowing from latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in the formation of compound words. This meaning is found in such words as: