English
animalicide
From animal + -icide.
Formed from animal + -icide
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
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Latin animālis
Latin animal
Old French animal
Middle English animal ‘an animal’
English animal
Today it means
noun The killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / animalicide