English
mariticide
Mariticide comes from Latin maritus ‘married, husband’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaritus‘married, husband’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014mariticide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaritus‘married, husband’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014mariticide
Earliest quotation: 2014, Alastair Macaulay, Tales of Legends and Curiosities: “Katherine Crockett failed to ignite the big solo in…”
Formed from -cide
Linked words
through Latin mās ‘male, a male’
male, masculine, masculinity, macho, machismo, 8 more
through Latin maritus ‘married, husband’
Today it means
noun The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin maritus / mariticide