occire

Meaning

to slay

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔk.siʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French occire, from Old French ocire (with /k/ reinserted per the Latin etymon), from Vulgar Latin *auccīdō, altered from Latin occīdō, possibly by influence of another verb such as auferō.

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