ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cide from Latin caedere, caementa, cidere, caesus, cidium

 

【cide】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "cut, a killing"
from Latin "caedere, caementa, cidere, caesus, cidium"

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[WORD ROOT]root cide
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cide, ce, cise, sciss
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) caedere, caementa, cidere, caesus, cidium
[MEANING]root cut, a killing

 

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 caedere to cut down, chop, beat, hew, fell, slay
• 【Latin】 cæmenta [from caedere, singular caementum] stone chips used for making mortar
• 【Latin】 cidere to fall, to cut
• 【Latin】 caesus [pp of caedere]
• 【Latin】 cidium a killing

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

cement, cementation, cementite, cementitious, chisel, cide, circumcise, concise, decide, decision, decisive, ecocide, fungicide, genocide, homicide, insecticide, pesticide, precise, precisely, precision, scissor, scissors, suicide

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

cement [noun] from cement < cide
【DEFINITION】 Cement is a grey powder which is mixed with sand and water in order to make concrete.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 cement, mortar, pitch
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 cementable, cementation, cementer, cementless, cement
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ce(cide); cut, a killing ⑵ ment; noun suffix

cementation [noun] from cement < cide
【DEFINITION】 the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750--900°C to produce steel
【PRIMARY MEANING】 process of producing cohesion
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 cementable, cementation, cementer, cementless, cement
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ce(cide); ⑵ ation; noun suffix

cementite [noun] from cement < cide
【DEFINITION】 the hard brittle compound of iron and carbon that forms in carbon steels and some cast irons. Formula: Fe 3C
【DERIVATIVEs】 cementitious, cementite
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ce(cide); ⑵ ite; suffix

cementitious [adjective] from cement < cide
【DEFINITION】 of the nature of cement
【DERIVATIVEs】 cementitious, cementite
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ce(cide); ⑵ iti(ite); suffix ⑶ ouse(ous); adjective suffix

chisel [noun] from chisel < cide
【DEFINITION】 A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 tool with a beveled or sloping cutting edge at one end, used for paring, splitting, gouging, or cutting out
【DERIVATIVEs】 chisellike, chisel
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cide; cut, a killing ⑵ el(le); suffix

cide [combining form] from cide
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 cide; cut, a killing

circumcise [verb] from circumcise < cide
【DEFINITION】 If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to cut off the foreskin
【CONJUGATIONs】 circumcised, circumcised, circumcising, circumcises
【DERIVATIVEs】 circumciser, circumcise
【ROOTs】 ⑴ circum; prefix ⑵ cise(cide); cut, a killing

concise [adjective] from concise < cide
【DEFINITION】 Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 comprehending much in few words,
【DERIVATIVEs】 concisely, conciseness, concision, concise
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ cise(cide); cut, a killing

 

 

decide [verb] from decide < cide
【DEFINITION】 If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to settle a dispute, determine a controversy
【CONJUGATIONs】 decided, decided, deciding, decides
【DERIVATIVEs】 decide, decidedly, decidedness, decision, decisional, decisive, decided
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

decision [noun] from decide < cide
【DEFINITION】 When you make a decision, you choose what should be done or which is the best of various possible actions.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 act of deciding
【pl.】 decisions
【DERIVATIVEs】 decide, decision, decisional, decisive, decided
【ANTONYM】 indecision
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ cis(cide); cut, a killing ⑶ ion(ation); noun suffix

decisive [adjective] from decide < cide
【DEFINITION】 If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 having the quality or power of determining
【DERIVATIVEs】 decide, decision, decisional, decisive, decided
【ANTONYM】 indecisive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ cis(cide); cut, a killing ⑶ ive; adjective suffix

ecocide [noun] from ecocide < eco
【DEFINITION】 ① total destruction of an area of the natural environment, esp by human agency
② the destruction of large areas of the natural environment as a consequence of human activity
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 ecocidal, ecocide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ cide; a killing, cut

fungicide [noun] from fungicide < cide
【DEFINITION】 A fungicide is a chemical that can be used to kill fungus or to prevent it from growing.
【pl.】 fungicides
【DERIVATIVEs】 fungic, fungicidal, fungicidally, fungous, fungus, funguslike, fungus-like, fungicide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fungi; ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

genocide [noun] from cide
【DEFINITION】 Genocide is the deliberate murder of a whole community or race.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 killing a tribe
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 genocidal, genocide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ geno(gen); birth, beget ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

homicide [noun] from homicide < cide
【DEFINITION】 Homicide is the illegal killing of a person. in BRIT, usually use murder
【PRIMARY MEANING】 the killing of another person
【pl.】 homicides
【DERIVATIVEs】 homicidal, homicide
【SYNONYM】 murder
【ROOTs】 ⑴ homi(homin); human ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

insecticide [noun] from insecticide
【DEFINITION】 a chemical substance that is used to kill insects
【PRIMARY MEANING】 substance which kills insects,
【pl.】 insecticides
【DERIVATIVEs】 insecticidal, insecticide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ insecti(insect); insect, cut into, cut up ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

pesticide [noun] from pesticide < cide
【DEFINITION】 Pesticides are chemicals which farmers put on their crops to kill harmful insects.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 substance for destroying pests, especially insects infesting gardens, homes, or crops,
【pl.】 pesticides
【DERIVATIVEs】 pesticidal, pesticide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pest; - ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

precise [adjective] from precise < cide
【DEFINITION】 You use precise to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing, rather than something vague.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 condensed, cut short
【DERIVATIVEs】 precise, preciseness, precision, precisionism, precisionist
【SYNONYM】 exact, meticulous, specific, methodical
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ cise(cide); cut, a killing

 

 

precisely [adverb] from precise < cide
【DEFINITION】 Precisely means accurately and exactly.
【SYNONYM】 exactly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ cise(cide); cut, a killing ⑶ ly; adverb suffix

precision [noun] from precise < cide
【DEFINITION】 If you do something with precision, you do it exactly as it should be done.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a cutting off (mentally), abstraction, freedom from inessential elements
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 precise, preciseness, precision, precisionism, precisionist
【SYNONYM】 accuracy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ cis(cide); cut, a killing ⑶ ion(ation); noun suffix

scissor [verb] from scissors < cide
【DEFINITION】 to cut (an object) with scissors
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to cut with scissors
【DERIVATIVEs】 scissor, scissor-like, scissors
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sciss(cide); a killing ⑵ or(ory); noun suffix

scissors [noun] from scissors < cide
【DEFINITION】 Scissors are a small cutting tool with two sharp blades that are screwed together. You use scissors for cutting things such as paper and cloth.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 shears
【pl.】 [PL]
【DERIVATIVEs】 scissor, scissor-like, scissors
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sciss(cide); a killing ⑵ or; noun suffix ⑶ s; -

suicide [noun] from suicide < cide
【DEFINITION】 People who commit suicide deliberately kill themselves because they do not want to continue living.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 deliberate killing of oneself
【pl.】 suicides
【DERIVATIVEs】 suicidal, suicide
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sui; - ⑵ cide; cut, a killing

Other word list containing cide; indecision, parricide, patricide, matricide, fratricide, caesura, cementum, circumcision, concision, decidability, decidable, deciso, excise, excision, excisional, germicide, imprecise, imprecision, incise, incision, incisive, incisor, incisory, incisure, indecisive, occision, precis, semidecidable, succise, succision, regicide

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

chrom-, -chroous, -chroic
chron-. chrono-
child
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
change
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celer-
cel-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: chrom-, -chroous, -chroic from Greek khroma

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