Etymograph

English

libricide

Libricide comes from Latin liber.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEliber1
  2. Englishtodaylibricide1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English libricide

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEliberWiktionary, English libricide
  2. EnglishtodaylibricideWiktionary, English libricide

Formed from cide

Linked words

through Latin liber

format, library, liberal, liberty, libel, liberate, liberator, liber, libre, 11 more

Today it means

noun The destruction of books.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “libricide”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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