English
squirrelcide
From squirrel + -cide.
Formed from squirrel + -cide
Ancient Greek σκίουρος ‘shadow-tail’
Latin sciūrus
Vulgar Latin *scūriolus
Anglo-Norman esquirel
Middle English squirel ‘a squirrel’
English squirrel
Today it means
noun Squirrel suicide, often with connotations of taking human equipment with it.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / squirrelcide