OCCIDO, occido
Sounds Like: OK-kee-doh
Translations: I fall, I set, I perish, I die, I am ruined, I am destroyed, I kill, I slay, I cut down, I strike down
From the root: OCCIDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Occido is a Latin verb with two distinct etymological roots, leading to two main sets of meanings. One meaning relates to 'falling down' or 'setting' (like the sun), and by extension, 'perishing' or 'dying'. The other meaning, derived from 'caedo' (to cut), refers to 'killing', 'slaying', or 'cutting down'. The context of a sentence is crucial for determining the correct meaning.
Inflection: First person singular, present active indicative (from 'occidere', to fall/die) OR First person singular, present active indicative (from 'occidere', to kill/cut down)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, OCCIDO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- OCCIDAT — let him kill, let her kill, let it kill, let him fall, let her fall, let it fall, let him set, let her set, let it set
- OCCIDERE — to kill, to slay, to cut down, to strike down, to cause to fall, to set (of the sun)
- OCCIDIT — he kills, she kills, it kills, he slays, she slays, it slays, he falls, she falls, it falls, he sets, she sets, it sets
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