genticide
gen·ti·cide
genticide · genticides
The killing of a race or nation of peopleThe killing of a race or nation of people; the slaughter of an ethnic group; a genocide.
UK/ˈd͡ʒɛntɪsaɪd/US/ˈd͡ʒɛntəsaɪd/
Meaning
2 senses(rare)The killing of a race or nation of people; the slaughter of an ethnic group; a genocide.
(rare)The killing of a kinsman or kinswoman; the murder of a blood relative.
Origin
From the Latin gēns (“a race, nation, people; a clan, family”, oblique stem: gent-) + -cidFrom the Latin gēns (“a race, nation, people; a clan, family”, oblique stem: gent-) + -cide (“a killing of”). The combination represents a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *genticīdium, regularly formed from gēns + -cīdium. Compare genericide and genocide.
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