English
gametocide
From gamete + -o- + -cide.
Formed from gamete + -o- + -cide
Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- ‘to marry’
Ancient Greek γάμος ‘marriage’
Ancient Greek γαμετή ‘wife’
English gamete
Today it means
noun Any substance that destroys gametes or gametocytes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gametocide