English
mariticidal
Mariticidal comes from Latin marītus ‘marital, matrimonial, conjugal’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarītus‘marital, matrimonial, conjugal’
- Englishtodaymariticidal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarītus‘marital, matrimonial, conjugal’
- Englishtodaymariticidal
Formed from marītus + -icidal
Linked words
through Latin mās ‘male, a male’
male, masculine, masculinity, macho, machismo, 8 more
through Latin marītus ‘marital, matrimonial, conjugal’
Today it means
adj Of, or pertaining to, mariticide; husband-killing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin marītus / mariticidal