Word: omnicide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: om
ni
cide
Definition: The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe.
Morphemes:
Affix: omni-
Language: en
Meaning: all
Etymology Compounds: Affix: omnis
Language: la
Decoded: omnis
Meaning: all
Affix: -cide
Language: en
Meaning: to kill
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun